Moehrl v. The National Association of Realtors

  1. April 17, 2023

    Realtor Association Tries To Get Commissions Suit Arbitrated

    The National Association of Realtors and three real estate brokerages have asked an Illinois federal court to require arbitration for members of a class action accusing them of a conspiracy to inflate commissions, saying many of the plaintiffs had signed arbitration agreements.

  2. April 10, 2023

    Berkshire Unit Moves To Pare Down Home-Seller Class

    A Minnesota-based Berkshire Hathaway unit has launched a bid to limit the number of home sellers who can participate in a class action in Illinois targeting allegedly anti-competitive National Association of Realtors commission rules, arguing some unnamed class members must arbitrate their claims.

  3. March 29, 2023

    Home Sellers Win Class Cert. For NAR Antitrust Suit

    An Illinois federal judge certified two classes of home sellers accusing the National Association of Realtors and several real estate brokerage firms of conspiring to charge "inflated" commission rates for buyer-brokers who sold homes, ruling on Wednesday that the suit's claims meet several class certification requirements.

  4. August 06, 2021

    Home Sellers Blast Keller Williams' Subpoena Bid In NAR Row

    Home sellers pursuing antitrust claims over allegedly anticompetitive National Association of Realtors commissions rules urged an Illinois federal judge Thursday to stop a real estate brokerage's attempt to "end-run" an earlier discovery order by subpoenaing its own franchises for documents they've requested.

  5. February 11, 2021

    Home Sellers Say Brokerages Should Produce Franchise Docs

    A group of home sellers urged an Illinois federal judge Wednesday not to block them from obtaining certain franchisee documents from real estate brokerages defending antitrust claims over the National Association of Realtors' commission rules, arguing the brokerages control the information they seek.

  6. January 06, 2021

    Home Sellers Blast 'Fruitless' Bid To Excise Class Members

    HomeServices of America can't head off discovery with "a premature and fruitless" argument that some of the home sellers suing it and other real estate brokerages over National Association of Realtors commission rules belong in arbitration, the sellers told an Illinois federal judge Tuesday.

  7. October 02, 2020

    Realtor Group Can't Ditch Antitrust Suit Over Commission

    The National Association of Realtors can't dodge a suit accusing it of breaking antitrust laws by imposing sales commission rules that can result in unfair charges to home sellers, an Illinois federal court declared Friday.

  8. October 10, 2019

    DOJ, Realtors At Odds Over Earlier Deal In Antitrust Case

    An Illinois federal judge overseeing a case alleging the National Association of Realtors violated antitrust laws ruled Thursday that the U.S. Department of Justice can respond to what it says is the NAR's "incorrect portrayal" of a 2008 consent decree between the government and the association.

  9. September 30, 2019

    DOJ's Broker Investigation Likely Targets Multiple Companies

    The U.S. Department of Justice confirmed in a federal class action filing Monday that it has issued a Civil Investigative Demand pertaining to potential residential real estate antitrust violations, and a source familiar with the situation told Law360 the department's investigation is likely not limited to a single company.