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Netflix says Ohio streaming-tax lawsuit violates federal law, First Amendment

By Daniel Fisher | Wednesday, Oct 21, 2020 @ 7:25am

Netflix and Hulu have filed lengthy motions to dismiss a lawsuit by an Ohio city and its hired guns that seeks to impose a 5% franchise fee on streaming video, saying federal law prohibits local taxes on internet services and the fee would violate the First Amendment by discriminating against only certain providers of video content.
New alliance between gov't and private lawyers: Suing Netflix and Hulu

By Daniel Fisher | Thursday, Sep 10, 2020 @ 5:49am

A handful of law firms, some of whom are also deeply involved in opioid litigation, are convincing local government officials to sue Netflix, Hulu and other video streaming services over taxes they claim the companies should pay under laws originally aimed at cable television operators.
Oklahoma wanted decades of funding from opioid verdict, but will get only one year's worth

By John O'Brien | Friday, Nov 15, 2019 @ 3:02pm

NORMAN, Okla. (Legal Newsline) – Oklahoma’s landmark verdict in its opioid case against Johnson & Johnson does not mean the company must pump billions of dollars into the state over the next 30 years, a judge ruled Friday.