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Alternative Dispute Resolution

Feb. 19, 2009

Anaheim Gets Rare Win in Growing Dispute Over Taxes

The city of Anaheim could collect $21.3 million from popular online travel companies — including Expedia Inc., Orbitz, Travelocity and Priceline — that local officials claim have been withholding tax dollars from tourist-friendly cities nationwide.

By Cortney Fielding
Daily Journal Staff Writer

The city of Anaheim could collect $21.3 million from popular online travel companies - including Expedia Inc., Orbitz, Travelocity and Priceline - that local officials claim have been withholding tax dollars from tourist-friendly cities nationwide.

The decision, handed down earlier this month by an administrative hearing officer under contract with Anaheim, is the latest development in a growing legal...

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