(U.S. 9th Cir., Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Tax Law) In a class action alleging that defendant Sprint Corp. unlawfully collected a Washington state tax from Washington customers, summary judgment for defendant is vacated and remanded where a prior class action settlement challenged Sprint’s billing of customers for certain federal regulatory [...]
(U.S. 9th Cir., Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Tax Law) In a class action alleging that defendant Sprint Corp. unlawfully collected a Washington state tax from Washington customers, summary judgment for defendant is vacated and remanded where a prior class action settlement challenged Sprint’s billing of customers for certain federal regulatory [...]
(U.S. 9th Cir., Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Tax Law) In a class action alleging that defendant Sprint Corp. unlawfully collected a Washington state tax from Washington customers, summary judgment for defendant is vacated and remanded where a prior class action settlement challenged Sprint’s billing of customers for certain federal regulatory [...]
(U.S. 10th Cir., Government Law, Indian Law, Tax Law) In an action by the Osage Nation seeking a declaratory judgment that the Nation’s reservation, which comprised all of Osage County, Oklahoma, had not been disestablished and remained Indian country within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. section 1151, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where: 1) [...]
(U.S. 2d Cir., Commercial Law, Indian Law, Tax Law) In defendants’ appeal from a preliminary injunction prohibiting the sale of untaxed cigarettes other than to members of the Unkechauge Nation for their personal use, the Second Circuit certifies the following questions to the New York Court of Appeals: 1) Does N.Y. Tax Law section [...]
(U.S. 2d Cir., Commercial Law, Indian Law, Tax Law) In defendants’ appeal from a preliminary injunction prohibiting the sale of untaxed cigarettes other than to members of the Unkechauge Nation for their personal use, the Second Circuit certifies the following questions to the New York Court of Appeals: 1) Does N.Y. Tax Law section [...]
(U.S. 3d Cir., Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Products, Government Law, Tax Law) In plaintiff’s putative class action on behalf of U.S. taxpayers against the IRS and a consortium of companies in the electronic tax preparation and filing industry (FFA) claiming violations of the Independent Offices Appropriations Act (IOAA) [...]
(U.S. 3d Cir., Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Products, Government Law, Tax Law) In plaintiff’s putative class action on behalf of U.S. taxpayers against the IRS and a consortium of companies in the electronic tax preparation and filing industry (FFA) claiming violations of the Independent Offices Appropriations Act (IOAA) [...]
(U.S. 9th Cir., Criminal Law & Procedure, Tax Law) In defendants’ appeal from the district court’s order enforcing IRS summonses requiring production of documents, including those relating to offshore accounts, and finding defendants in contempt, the orders are affirmed in part where: 1) a taxpayer cannot refuse to produce a privilege log or documents for [...]
(U.S. 9th Cir., Criminal Law & Procedure, Tax Law) In defendants’ appeal from the district court’s order enforcing IRS summonses requiring production of documents, including those relating to offshore accounts, and finding defendants in contempt, the orders are affirmed in part where: 1) a taxpayer cannot refuse to produce a privilege log or documents for [...]