Bill Backstrom, a partner and leader of the firm’s Tax Practice Group, was quoted in the widely-distributed Associated Press article “Court: Walmart Doesn’t Owe 3rd Party’s Online Sales Taxes” and The Advocate article “Who Collects Sales Tax for Small, Online Businesses? Not Wal-Mart or Amazon, La. Supreme Court Rules.” The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that Walmart.com is not responsible for paying sales taxes for items sold through its “online marketplace” for third-party sellers under Louisiana law. Bill comments that, though it does not set legal precedent in other states, this decision may influence decisions in other states with laws similar to Louisiana.