Expedia faces $184m judgment in lawsuit
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Filed in 2005 by Steve Berman, managing partner of HBSSon behalf of Expedia customers, the suit claimed that the travel giant paidtaxes based on the wholesale price, but collected taxes from consumers basedthe higher retail price, pocketing the difference.
Superior Court Judge Monica Benton ruled that Expediacollected a total of US$184,470,452 in service fees, which she is ordering thecompany return to consumers.
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