County Commissioners of Worcester County, Maryland v. Priceline.com Incorporated et al

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MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim Upon Which Relief May Be Granted (Copy of Motion Filed in Electronic Format, March 16, 2009, Docket No. 35, and Including Electronic Copy of Supporting Memorandum, Originally Filed in Paper Format as a Lengthy Document) by Travelocity.com LP, Site59.com LLC, Expedia, Inc., Hotels.com LP, Hotwire, Inc., Travelnow.com, Inc., Orbitz Worldwide, Inc., Travelport Americas, Inc., Trip Network, Inc., Orbitz, LLC, Priceline.com Incorporated, Lowestfare.com LLC, Travelweb LLC, Travelocity.com Inc. Responses due by 4/10/2009 (Attachments: # 1 Supporting Memorandum)(Simms, J)

County Commissioners of Worcester County, Maryland v. Priceline.com Incorporated et al

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND NORTHERN DIVISION COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF WORCESTER * COUNTY, MARYLAND * Plaintiff, * v. * PRICELINE.COM INCORPORATED, ET AL., * Defendants. * * * * * * * *

Civil Action No. MJG-09-0013

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DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM UPON WHICH RELIEF MAY BE GRANTED Defendants Hotels.com, L.P.; Hotwire, Inc.; TravelNow.com, Inc.; Expedia, Inc.; Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.; Orbitz, LLC; Travelport Americas, Inc.; Site 59.com, LLC; Travelocity.com, Inc.; Travelocity.com LP; Lowestfare.com LLC; Travelweb LLC; priceline.com Incorporated; Trip Network, Inc. (d/b/a Cheaptickets.com) (collectively, "Defendants") move to dismiss the complaint filed by County Commissioners of Worcester County, Maryland. Defendants herewith file and incorporate their supporting memorandum. WHEREFORE, Defendants respectfully request this Court to grant their motion. Dated: March 16, 2009 /s/ J. Stephen Simms J. Stephen Simms (#4269) John T. Ward M. Scotland Morris SIMMS SHOWERS LLP 20 S. Charles Street, Suite 702 Baltimore, Maryland 21201 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 410-510-1789 Counsel for all Defendants

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OF COUNSEL: Darrel J. Hieber (admitted pro hac vice) SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP 300 South Grand Avenue, Suite 3400 Los Angeles, California 90071 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] Karen L. Valihura (admitted pro hac vice) Randolph K. Herndon (admitted pro hac vice) SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP One Rodney Square, P.O. Box 636 Wilmington, Delaware 19899 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] E-mails: [e-mail] Counsel for Defendants priceline.com Incorporated; Lowestfare.com Incorporated; and Travelweb LLC James P. Karen (pro hac vice application to be submitted) Deborah S. Sloan (pro hac vice application to be submitted) JONES DAY 2727 North Harwood Street Dallas, Texas 75201 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] E-mails: [e-mail] [e-mail] Counsel for Defendants Hotels.com, L.P.; Hotwire, Inc.; and Expedia, Inc.

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Brian S. Stagner (pro hac vice application to be submitted) Marcus G. Mungioli (pro hac vice application to be submitted) KELLY HART & HALLMAN LLP 201 Main Street, Suite 2500 Fort Worth, Texas 76102 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] [e-mail] Counsel for Travelocity.com LP; and Site59.com, LLC Elizabeth B. Herrington (pro hac vice application to be submitted) MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP 227 West Monroe Street Chicago, Illinois 60606 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] Counsel for Defendants Orbitz, LLC; Internetwork Publishing Corp. (d/b/a Lodging.com); and Trip Network, Inc. (d/b/a CheapTickets) CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that on March 16, 2009, I caused the foregoing to be filed with this Court's CM/ECF system for service on all record counsel. /s/ J. Stephen Simms J. Stephen Simms (#4269) John T. Ward M. Scotland Morris SIMMS SHOWERS LLP 20 S. Charles Street, Suite 702 Baltimore, Maryland 21201 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 410-510-1789 Counsel for all Defendants

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