VILLAGE OF BEDFORD PARK v. EXPEDIA, INC.

Case No. 13 C 5633.

VILLAGE OF BEDFORD PARK, et al., Plaintiffs, v. EXPEDIA, INC. (WA), et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.

January 6, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Village of Bedford Park, Plaintiff, represented by Michael Sean Krzak , Clifford Law Offices, P.C., Dominick L Lanzito , Peterson Johnson & Murray, Donald J. Storino , Storino, Ramello & Durkin, John W. Crongeyer , Crongeyer Law Firm, P.c., Kristen L. Beightol , Bird Law Group, Paul A O'Grady , Peterson Johnson and Murray Chicago LLC, Richard J. Ramello , Storino, Ramello & Durkin, Robert K Finnell , Finnell Firm, Thomas K. Prindable , Clifford Law Offices, P.C. & William Q. Bird , Bird Law Group, P.C..

City of Warrenville, Plaintiff, represented by Michael Sean Krzak , Clifford Law Offices, P.C., Dominick L Lanzito , Peterson Johnson & Murray, Donald J. Storino , Storino, Ramello & Durkin, John W. Crongeyer , Crongeyer Law Firm, P.c., Kristen L. Beightol , Bird Law Group, Paul A O'Grady , Peterson Johnson and Murray Chicago LLC, Richard J. Ramello , Storino, Ramello & Durkin, Robert K Finnell , Finnell Firm, Thomas K. Prindable , Clifford Law Offices, P.C. & William Q. Bird , Bird Law Group, P.C..

City of Oakbrook Terrace, Plaintiff, represented by Michael Sean Krzak , Clifford Law Offices, P.C., Dominick L Lanzito , Peterson Johnson & Murray, Donald J. Storino , Storino, Ramello & Durkin, John W. Crongeyer , Crongeyer Law Firm, P.c., Kristen L. Beightol , Bird Law Group, Paul A O'Grady , Peterson Johnson and Murray Chicago LLC, Richard J. Ramello , Storino, Ramello & Durkin, Robert K Finnell , Finnell Firm, Thomas Justin Halleran , Storino, Ramello & Durkin, Thomas K. Prindable , Clifford Law Offices, P.C. & William Q. Bird , Bird Law Group, P.C..

Oak Lawn Village Of, Plaintiff, represented by Michael Sean Krzak , Clifford Law Offices, P.C., Dominick L Lanzito , Peterson Johnson & Murray, Donald J. Storino , Storino, Ramello & Durkin, John W. Crongeyer , Crongeyer Law Firm, P.c., Kristen L. Beightol , Bird Law Group, Paul A O'Grady , Peterson Johnson and Murray Chicago LLC, Richard J. Ramello , Storino, Ramello & Durkin, Robert K Finnell , Finnell Firm, Thomas K. Prindable , Clifford Law Offices, P.C. & William Q. Bird , Bird Law Group, P.C..

Village of Orland Hills, Plaintiff, represented by Michael Sean Krzak , Clifford Law Offices, P.C., Dominick L Lanzito , Peterson Johnson & Murray, Donald J. Storino , Storino, Ramello & Durkin, John W. Crongeyer , Crongeyer Law Firm, P.c., Kristen L. Beightol , Bird Law Group, Paul A O'Grady , Peterson Johnson and Murray Chicago LLC, Richard J. Ramello , Storino, Ramello & Durkin, Robert K Finnell , Finnell Firm, Thomas K. Prindable , Clifford Law Offices, P.C. & William Q. Bird , Bird Law Group, P.C..

City of Rockford, Plaintiff, represented by Michael Sean Krzak , Clifford Law Offices, P.C., Dominick L Lanzito , Peterson Johnson & Murray, Donald J. Storino , Storino, Ramello & Durkin, John W. Crongeyer , Crongeyer Law Firm, P.c., Kristen L. Beightol , Bird Law Group, Paul A O'Grady , Peterson Johnson and Murray Chicago LLC, Richard J. Ramello , Storino, Ramello & Durkin, Robert K Finnell , Finnell Firm, Thomas K. Prindable , Clifford Law Offices, P.C. & William Q. Bird , Bird Law Group, P.C..

Willowbrook, Vlg of, Plaintiff, represented by Michael Sean Krzak , Clifford Law Offices, P.C., Dominick L Lanzito , Peterson Johnson & Murray, Donald J. Storino , Storino, Ramello & Durkin, John W. Crongeyer , Crongeyer Law Firm, P.c., Kristen L. Beightol , Bird Law Group, Paul A O'Grady , Peterson Johnson and Murray Chicago LLC, Richard J. Ramello , Storino, Ramello & Durkin, Robert K Finnell , Finnell Firm, Thomas K. Prindable , Clifford Law Offices, P.C. & William Q. Bird , Bird Law Group, P.C..

Village of Arlington Heights, Plaintiff, represented by Michael Sean Krzak , Clifford Law Offices, P.C., Dominick L Lanzito , Peterson Johnson & Murray, Donald J. Storino , Storino, Ramello & Durkin, John W. Crongeyer , Crongeyer Law Firm, P.c., Kristen L. Beightol , Bird Law Group, Paul A O'Grady , Peterson Johnson and Murray Chicago LLC, Richard J. Ramello , Storino, Ramello & Durkin, Robert K Finnell , Finnell Firm, Thomas K. Prindable , Clifford Law Offices, P.C. & William Q. Bird , Bird Law Group, P.C..

Village of Burr Ridge, Plaintiff, represented by Michael Sean Krzak , Clifford Law Offices, P.C., Dominick L Lanzito , Peterson Johnson & Murray, Donald J. Storino , Storino, Ramello & Durkin, John W. Crongeyer , Crongeyer Law Firm, P.c., Kristen L. Beightol , Bird Law Group, Paul A O'Grady , Peterson Johnson and Murray Chicago LLC, Richard J. Ramello , Storino, Ramello & Durkin, Robert K Finnell , Finnell Firm, Thomas K. Prindable , Clifford Law Offices, P.C. & William Q. Bird , Bird Law Group, P.C..

Des Plaines, City of, Plaintiff, represented by Michael Sean Krzak , Clifford Law Offices, P.C., Dominick L Lanzito , Peterson Johnson & Murray, Donald J. Storino , Storino, Ramello & Durkin, John W. Crongeyer , Crongeyer Law Firm, P.c., Kristen L. Beightol , Bird Law Group, Paul A O'Grady , Peterson Johnson and Murray Chicago LLC, Richard J. Ramello , Storino, Ramello & Durkin, Robert K Finnell , Finnell Firm, Thomas K. Prindable , Clifford Law Offices, P.C. & William Q. Bird , Bird Law Group, P.C..

Village of Lombard, Plaintiff, represented by Michael Sean Krzak , Clifford Law Offices, P.C., Dominick L Lanzito , Peterson Johnson & Murray, Donald J. Storino , Storino, Ramello & Durkin, John W. Crongeyer , Crongeyer Law Firm, P.c., Kristen L. Beightol , Bird Law Group, Paul A O'Grady , Peterson Johnson and Murray Chicago LLC, Richard J. Ramello , Storino, Ramello & Durkin, Robert K Finnell , Finnell Firm, Thomas K. Prindable , Clifford Law Offices, P.C. & William Q. Bird , Bird Law Group, P.C..

Village of Orland Park, Plaintiff, represented by Michael Sean Krzak , Clifford Law Offices, P.C., Dominick L Lanzito , Peterson Johnson & Murray, Donald J. Storino , Storino, Ramello & Durkin, John W. Crongeyer , Crongeyer Law Firm, P.c., Kristen L. Beightol , Bird Law Group, Paul A O'Grady , Peterson Johnson and Murray Chicago LLC, Richard J. Ramello , Storino, Ramello & Durkin, Robert K Finnell , Finnell Firm, Thomas K. Prindable , Clifford Law Offices, P.C. & William Q. Bird , Bird Law Group, P.C..

Village of Tinley Park, Plaintiff, represented by Michael Sean Krzak , Clifford Law Offices, P.C., Dominick L Lanzito , Peterson Johnson & Murray, Donald J. Storino , Storino, Ramello & Durkin, John W. Crongeyer , Crongeyer Law Firm, P.c., Kristen L. Beightol , Bird Law Group, Paul A O'Grady , Peterson Johnson and Murray Chicago LLC, Richard J. Ramello , Storino, Ramello & Durkin, Robert K Finnell , Finnell Firm, Thomas K. Prindable , Clifford Law Offices, P.C. & William Q. Bird , Bird Law Group, P.C..

Village of Schaumburg, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated,, Plaintiff, represented by Michael Sean Krzak , Clifford Law Offices, P.C., Dominick L Lanzito , Peterson Johnson & Murray, Donald J. Storino , Storino, Ramello & Durkin, John W. Crongeyer , Crongeyer Law Firm, P.c., Kristen L. Beightol , Bird Law Group, Paul A O'Grady , Peterson Johnson and Murray Chicago LLC, Richard J. Ramello , Storino, Ramello & Durkin, Robert K Finnell , Finnell Firm, Thomas K. Prindable , Clifford Law Offices, P.C. & William Q. Bird , Bird Law Group, P.C..

Expedia, Inc. (WA), Defendant, represented by Mark P. Rotatori , Jones Day, Meghan Eileen Sweeney , Jones Day & Nicole C. Henning , Jones Day.

Hotels.Com L.P., Defendant, represented by Mark P. Rotatori , Jones Day, Meghan Eileen Sweeney , Jones Day & Nicole C. Henning , Jones Day.

Hotwire, Inc., Defendant, represented by Mark P. Rotatori , Jones Day, Meghan Eileen Sweeney , Jones Day & Nicole C. Henning , Jones Day.

Egencia, LLC, Defendant, represented by Mark P. Rotatori , Jones Day, Meghan Eileen Sweeney , Jones Day & Nicole C. Henning , Jones Day.

Trip Network, Inc., Defendant, represented by Elizabeth Brooke Herrington , McDermott, Will & Emery LLP, Jeffrey A Rossman , McDermott, Will & Emery LLP, Lisa Nicole Haidostian , Mcdermott Will & Emery Llp & Mark Jacob Altschul , McDermott, Will & Emery LLP.

Orbitz LLC, Defendant, represented by Elizabeth Brooke Herrington , McDermott, Will & Emery LLP, Jeffrey A Rossman , McDermott, Will & Emery LLP, Lisa Nicole Haidostian , Mcdermott Will & Emery Llp & Mark Jacob Altschul , McDermott, Will & Emery LLP.

Internetwork Publishing Corporation, doing business as lodging.com, Defendant, represented by Elizabeth Brooke Herrington , McDermott, Will & Emery LLP, Jeffrey A Rossman , McDermott, Will & Emery LLP, Lisa Nicole Haidostian , Mcdermott Will & Emery Llp & Mark Jacob Altschul , McDermott, Will & Emery LLP.

Priceline.com Incorporated, Defendant, represented by Albert Lee Hogan, III , Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, LLP CH.

Travelweb, LLC, Defendant, represented by Albert Lee Hogan, III , Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, LLP CH.

Travelocity.com LP, Defendant, represented by Brian Stagner , Kelly Hart & Hallmann, Brian S. Stagner , Kelly Hart & Hallman Llp, Derek Lee Montgomery , Kelly Hart & Hallman Llp, Luke DeGrand , DeGrand & Wolfe, P.C., Scott Ryan Wiehle , Kelly Hart & Hallman, LLP & Tracey L. Wolfe , DeGrand & Wolfe, P.C..

Site59.com LLC, Defendant, represented by Brian Stagner , Kelly Hart & Hallmann, Brian S. Stagner , Kelly Hart & Hallman Llp, Derek Lee Montgomery , Kelly Hart & Hallman Llp, Luke DeGrand , DeGrand & Wolfe, P.C., Scott Ryan Wiehle , Kelly Hart & Hallman, LLP & Tracey L. Wolfe , DeGrand & Wolfe, P.C..

priceline.com LLC, Defendant, represented by Randolph K. Herndon , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Albert Lee Hogan, III , Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, LLP CH.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

MATTHEW F. KENNELLY, District Judge.

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