The PLS.com, LLC v. NAR, et al
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April 26, 2022
9th Circ. Says Realtors Group Must Face Rival's Antitrust Suit
The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday revived PLS.com's antitrust suit challenging the National Association of Realtors' policy prohibiting members from privately marketing properties without using the association's listing service, ruling that the competing real estate website did adequately allege an anti-competitive effect in violation of the Sherman Act.
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January 14, 2022
9th Circ. Urged To Relist Antitrust Suit Against Realtors Group
A real estate listing website urged the Ninth Circuit Friday to revive its antitrust suit challenging the National Association of Realtors' rule requiring members to use the association's listing service, arguing the district judge wrongly concluded buyers and sellers must be harmed for the website to have standing.
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July 27, 2021
Realtor Group Tells 9th Circ. Listing Rules Boost Competition
The National Association of Realtors has told the Ninth Circuit that antitrust laws are meant to protect consumers, not competitors like the real estate listing website challenging a rule the association says makes more properties available.
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July 15, 2021
DOJ Updates 9th Circ. On Realtor Group Investigation
The U.S. Department of Justice told the Ninth Circuit Wednesday that it is currently investigating the National Association of Realtors, after the agency voiced concern over the lower court's ruling in favor of the realtors in a dispute over the group's listing rules.
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June 03, 2021
US Tells 9th Circ. Realtors' Win Could Hinder Antitrust Actions
The U.S. government has stepped into a Ninth Circuit fray over the National Association of Realtors' listing rules to voice concern that the lower court's ruling in favor of the Realtors incorrectly requires antitrust plaintiffs to allege immediate harm to consumers.
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June 02, 2021
Antitrust Group Tells 9th Circ. To Revive Real Estate Challenge
The American Antitrust Institute told the Ninth Circuit Wednesday that a judge's dismissal of a challenge to a rule that prohibits members of the National Association of Realtors from privately marketing properties without using the NAR's listing service could hurt competition across numerous sectors.
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May 27, 2021
9th Circ. Asked To Revive Antitrust Suit Against Realtor Group
A real estate listing website is gunning to revive its challenge to the National Association of Realtors' rule that prohibits members from privately marketing properties without using the association's listing service, telling the Ninth Circuit a California federal judge failed to properly assess allegations of harm to competition.