Opinion
No. 1D12–4815.
2013-10-9
Leon COUNTY, Appellant, v. EXPEDIA, INC., et al., Appellee.
An appeal from the Circuit Court for Leon County. Hon. Kevin Carroll, Judge. Harry F. Chiles, Robert L. Nabors, and Bethany A. Burgess, Nabors Giblin Nickerson, Tallahassee, Edward A. Dion, Nabors Giblin Nickerson, Ft. Lauderdale, and Roberto Martinez, Francisco Maderal, Maureen Elizabeth Lefebvre, and Stephanie Casey, Colson Hicks Eidson, Coral Gables, for Appellant. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Joseph C. Mellichamp, III, Assistant Attorney General, and J. Clifton Cox, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee Florida Department of Revenue.
An appeal from the Circuit Court for Leon County. Hon. Kevin Carroll, Judge.
Harry F. Chiles, Robert L. Nabors, and Bethany A. Burgess, Nabors Giblin Nickerson, Tallahassee, Edward A. Dion, Nabors Giblin Nickerson, Ft. Lauderdale, and Roberto Martinez, Francisco Maderal, Maureen Elizabeth Lefebvre, and Stephanie Casey, Colson Hicks Eidson, Coral Gables, for Appellant. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Joseph C. Mellichamp, III, Assistant Attorney General, and J. Clifton Cox, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee Florida Department of Revenue.
Mark E. Holcomb, Madsen Goldman & Holcomb, Tallahassee, for Appellees Expedia, Inc., Hotels.com, Hotwire, Inc., Orbitz, LLC, Orbitz for Business, Inc., Trip Network, Inc., Priceline.com, Inc., Travelweb, LLC, and Travelocity.com.
Elizabeth B. Herrington and Mark J. Altschul, McDermott Will & Emery, Chicago, Illinois, pro hac vice for Appellees Orbitz, LLC, Orbitz for Business, Inc., and Trip Network, Inc.
Larry Smith, Deputy County Attorney, and Mary G. Jolley, Assistant County Attorney, DeLand, for Amici Curiae County of Volusia and School Board of Volusia County.
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED. See Alachua Cnty. v. Expedia, Inc., 110 So.3d 941 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013). BENTON, RAY, and MAKAR, JJ., concur.