Town of Breckenridge v. Egencia, LLC, 441 P.3d 1020 (2019)

May 28, 2019 · Colorado Supreme Court · Supreme Court Case No. 18SC186
441 P.3d 1020

TOWN OF BRECKENRIDGE, Petitioner
v.
EGENCIA, LLC; Expedia, Inc.; Hotels.com GP, LLC; Hotwire, Inc.; Internetwork Publishing Corporation d/b/a Lodging.com ; Lowestfare.com, Inc.; Orbitz, Inc.; Orbitz, LLC; Priceline.com, Incorporated; Site59.com, LLC; Travelnow.com, LP; Travelport, Inc. f/k/a Cendant Travel Distribution Services Group, Inc.; Travelscape, LLC.; Travelweb, LLC.; and Trip Network, Inc. d/b/a Cheaptickets.com, Respondents.

Supreme Court Case No. 18SC186

Supreme Court of Colorado.

May 28, 2019

Attorneys for Petitioner: Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP, Michael Plachy, Amy Danielle Wills, Joy Allen Woller, Thomas M. Rogers III, Denver, Colorado

Attorneys for Respondents: Connelly Law, LLC, Sean Connelly, Denver, Colorado

Attorneys for Amicus Curiae American Society of Travel Advisors: Blain Myhre LLC, Blain David Myhre, Denver, Colorado

Attorneys for Amici Curiae Colorado Association of SkiTowns and Colorado Hotel and Lodging Association: Richard B. Benenson, Justin L. Cohen, Brownstein Hyatt Farber & Schreck LLP, Denver, Colorado

Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Colorado Department of Revenue Philip J. Weiser, Attorney General, Scott R. Bauer, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Russell D. Johnson, Assistant Solicitor General, Denver, Colorado

En Banc

PER CURIAM.

*1021¶1 Justice Boatright, Justice Hood and Justice Gabriel are of the opinion that the judgment of the court of appeals should be affirmed; whereas Chief Justice Coats, Justice Márquez, and Justice Samour are of the opinion that it should be reversed. Justice Hart does not participate.

¶2 Because the court is equally divided, the judgment of the court of appeals is affirmed by operation of law C.A.R. 35(b).

JUSTICE HART does not participate.