IN RE: Realpage, Inc., Rental Software Antitrust Litigation (No. II)

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Case Number:

3:23-md-03071

Court:

Tennessee Middle

Nature of Suit:

Anti-Trust

Multi Party Litigation:

Multi-district Litigation, Class Action

Judge:

Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr

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Government Agencies

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

December 08, 2023
RealPage Defendants Say 4th Circ. Deflates DOJ Claims

Defendants in a class action against RealPage said the Fourth Circuit's recent decision to overturn an antitrust conviction should inform how a judge weighs a U.S. Department of Justice call to continue the price-fixing case in Tennessee federal court.
November 27, 2023
RealPage, Landlords Say DOJ Wrong On Price-Fixing Claims

RealPage and several landlords accused of using the company's software to fix residential rental rates across the country told a Tennessee federal court the U.S. Department of Justice is trying to improperly expand antitrust law with its statement of interest in the private case.
November 16, 2023
DOJ Says RealPage Algorithm Amounts To Price-Fixing

The U.S. Department of Justice has told a Tennessee federal judge that a program RealPage landlords are accused of using to set rental costs across the U.S. is simply a new tool to conduct a classic price-fixing scheme, in a statement of interest filed in a proposed class action.
November 09, 2023
Tenants Oppose Landlords' Dismissal Bids In RealPage MDL

Renters accusing RealPage Inc. and a series of landlords of colluding to control rental costs across the country hit back this week at a bevy of recent requests to toss their case, telling a Tennessee federal judge their updated complaint is sufficiently pleaded and that their claims are in the proper jurisdiction.
October 16, 2023
DOJ Mulling Statement In RealPage Antitrust Case

The U.S. Department of Justice is considering filing a statement of interest in a cluster of class action litigation accusing RealPage and landlords of breaking antitrust law by using the software company's systems to fix rents in housing markets nationwide.
August 14, 2023
Judge Denies RealPage Defendants Early Class Action Escape

A fresh round of pleadings and dismissal motions are due next month in the consolidated class action against RealPage and others, after a Tennessee federal judge recently denied a quick win to a group of landlords accused of using the technology company's software to fix rental costs in markets nationwide.
July 25, 2023
RealPage, Landlords Can't Avoid Antitrust Case, Tenants Say

Plaintiffs accusing RealPage and a series of landlords of colluding on rental costs have told a Tennessee federal judge they laid out a garden-variety price-fixing case that should survive motions to dismiss from earlier this month.
July 10, 2023
Dozens Of Real Estate Cos. Want Out Of RealPage MDL

Dozens of lessors represented by a Rolodex of BigLaw firms in a consolidated antitrust class action asked a Tennessee federal judge Friday to dismiss a suit that charges them with using RealPage software to drive up rental costs for both multifamily tenants and student renters.
June 23, 2023
Landlord Sues Insurer Over RealPage MDL Coverage Denial

One of several landlords accused of using RealPage's software to collude with others to control housing costs and supply sued its insurer in Washington state court, saying its professional liability policy should cover its defense in the antitrust multidistrict litigation.
June 20, 2023
Multifamily, Student Renters Lay Out RealPage Antitrust Case

Plaintiffs in a consolidated antitrust class action have told a Tennessee federal judge that landlords have effectively fixed the price of apartments with RealPage software that has driven up rental costs for both multifamily tenants and student renters.