Legal Opinion
Village of Bedford Park v. Expedia, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided September 28, 2015No. Case No. 13 C 5633PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
MATTHEW F. KENNELLY, District Judge:
Fourteen Illinois municipalities, on behalf of a putative class of 154 municipalities, have sued a number of online travel companies for unpaid taxes. The plaintiffs allege that the defendants failed to remit taxes owed under their municipal hotel tax ordinances. Defendants removed the case to federal court on the basis of the Class Action Fairness Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1332(d) & 1453. In October 2014, plaintiffs moved to certify a class of 276 *445municipalities under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(1) & (b)(3). The Court denied…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Village of Bedford Park v. Expedia, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2016
- Bhattacharya v. Capgemini North America, IncDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2018