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Online hotel sellers not entitled to dismissal of municipalities' suit seeking taxes
From Municipal Litigation Reporter
The U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina held online hotel sellers and/or resellers are not entitled to the dismissal of municipalities' suit seeking the full amount of accommodation taxes the sellers collected from consumers at the time they rented hotel rooms.
City's prohibition of electronic changeable copy signs upheld
From Municipal Litigation Reporter
The New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled a city could ban electronic changeable copy signs in the name of safety and aesthetics. Contrary to the trial court's judgment, regulating the signs did not unnecessarily infringe on First Amendment rights to free speech.
Dismissal of former city resident's action alleging unlawful arrest is inappropriate
From Municipal Litigation Reporter
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas ruled a city is not entitled to the dismissal of a former city resident's action alleging the city and its police chief unlawfully arrested her for a debt owed to the city.
Village is immune from homeowners' negligence suit due to sovereign immunity
From Municipal Litigation Reporter
The Ohio Court of Appeals ruled a village is immune from an action brought by homeowners who claimed their home was destroyed by fire because of the village's negligence in maintaining a fire hydrant that was closest to their home.