Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Class Action Suit that Counties May Wish to Join

Earlier this year a class action lawsuit was certified against several on-line travel companies for the under payment of local hotel/motel taxes. For details, see this Nashville Post article here.

If your county levies a hotel/motel tax, it may be entitled to a portion of the damages that could be awarded in this suit. A similar class action in Texas resulted in an initial damage award of more than $20 million.

UPDATE: According to additional information I have received today, the certified class in the litigation already includes all Tennessee cities and counties that levy a hotel motel tax. No action is necessary for them to be a part of the suit.

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