DIRECTV INC LLC v. STATE (2017)

DIRECTV, INC., n/k/a DirecTV, LLC, and EchoStar Satellite, L.L.C., n/k/a Dish Network, L.L.C., Appellants, v. STATE of Florida, Department of Revenue, Marcus and Patricia Ogborn, on Behalf of themselves and others Similarly Situated, Jim Zingale, Acting in his official Capacity as the Director of the Florida Department of Revenue, and Florida Cable Telecommunications Association, Appellees.

CASE NOS. 1D13–5444 & 1D14–0292

Decided: September 20, 2017

Katherine E. Giddings and Kristen M. Fiore of Akerman LLP, Tallahassee;  Peter O. Larsen, Timothy J. McDermott, and Aleksas A. Barauskas of Akerman LLP, Jacksonville;  E. Joshua Rosenkranz and Jeremy N. Kudon of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLC, New York, N.Y., pro hac vice;  and Eric A. Shumsky of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLC, Washington, D.C., pro hac vice, for Appellants. Christine Davis Graves of Carlton Fields Jorden Burt, P.A., Tallahassee;  John A. Hinman of Hinman & Carmichael, San Francisco, CA, pro hac vice, for Amicus Curiae National Association of Wine Retailers. Joseph C. Mellichamp, III, and J. Clifton Cox, Assistant Attorneys General, Tallahassee, for Appellee State of Florida. Amelia T. Rudolph, Eric S. Tresh, and Zachary T. Atkins of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, Atlanta, GA, pro hac vice;  David Konuch, Tallahassee, for Appellee Florida Cable Telecommunications Association.