Gibson et al v. National Association of Realtors et al
Case Number:
4:23-cv-00788
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
Judge:
Firms
- Foley & Lardner
- Honigman LLP
- Dysart Taylor
- Blanton Nickell
- Davis Wright Tremaine
- The Popham Law Firm
- Armstrong Teasdale
- Williams Dirks
- Dowd Bennett
- Berkowitz Oliver
- Motley Rice
- WilmerHale
- Maynard Nexsen
- Polsinelli PC
- Stinson LLP
- Cooling & Herbers
- Stoel Rives
- Kuckelman Torline
- Wiggin & Dana
- Saul Ewing
- Redfearn Law Firm
- Husch Blackwell
- MacGill PC
- Hagens Berman
- Boulware Law
- Reed Smith
- Bryan Cave
- Korein Tillery
- Bienert Katzman
- Scharnhorst Ast
- Shook Hardy
- Hinshaw & Culbertson
- Franke Schultz
- DLA Piper
- O'Melveny & Myers
- Lewis Rice
- Morvillo Abramowitz
- Schaffer & Associates Chtd.
- Wagstaff & Cartmell
- Cole Scott & Kissane
- Freeman Mathis
- Ogletree Deakins
- Paul Weiss
- Quinn Emanuel
- Sheppard Mullin
- Berman Tabacco
- Crowell & Moring
- Dykema
- Cohen Milstein
- Vinson & Elkins
- Lathrop GPM
- Pillsbury Winthrop
- Cooley LLP
- GM Law PC
- Susman Godfrey
- Ketchmark & McCreight
- Gunster Yoakley
Companies
- John L. Scott Real Estate
- Berkshire Hathaway Energy GT&S
- William Raveis Real Estate Inc.
- eXp World Holdings Inc.
- Crye-Leike Inc.
- Douglas Elliman Realty LLC
- Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
- Compass Minerals International, Inc.
- Hanna Holdings Inc.
- Keller Williams Realty Inc.
- National Association of Realtors
- Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.
- HomeServices of America Inc.
Sectors & Industries:
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July 01, 2025
Weichert, EXp Can't Pause Mo. Broker Fees Antitrust Case
A Missouri federal judge rejected Weichert Co. and eXp's bids to stay an antitrust class action accusing the National Association of Realtors and multiple brokerages of conspiring to artificially inflate buyer-broker commission fees.
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June 25, 2025
Missouri Judge Grants $24M Atty Award For Broker Fees Suits
A Missouri federal judge has granted final approval of settlements for two antitrust class actions and awarded roughly $24 million to class counsel representing home sellers who accused multiple real estate brokerages of conspiring to artificially inflate buyer-broker commission fees for home sales.
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June 13, 2025
Home Sellers Say Brokerages Can't Pause Mo. Antitrust Case
A proposed class of home sellers urged a Missouri federal court to deny two brokerages' second request to stay proceedings against them in a consolidated antitrust broker fees class action while they finalize a parallel settlement in what sellers have called "copycat" proceedings in Georgia.
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May 30, 2025
Missouri Judge Rejects Berkshire Unit's Transfer Appeal Cert. Bid
A Missouri federal judge on Friday denied a Berkshire Hathaway unit's motion to certify the company's denied transfer bid for a consolidated antitrust broker fees class action.
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May 13, 2025
Berkshire Unit Loses Bid To Transfer Commission Fee Suit
A Berkshire Hathaway unit and a full-service real estate company cannot transfer a proposed class action accusing real estate brokers of conspiring to inflate commissions for home sales out of Missouri federal court, the presiding judge has ruled.
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April 11, 2025
Judge Won't Exit Broker Fee Case Over Donations To Wife
A Missouri federal judge said a real estate firm's bid to boot him from a class action over commission fees may have been driven more by litigation strategy than ethical concerns over campaign contributions made by opposing counsel to his wife, a Kansas City councilwoman.
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April 08, 2025
Berkshire Unit Looks To Transfer Commission Fee Claims
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company is pushing a Missouri federal court to transfer a proposed class action accusing it and other companies of conspiring to artificially inflate buyer-broker commission fees, arguing the claims should be litigated in Iowa federal court instead.
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May 06, 2024
Redfin To Pay $9.2M To Exit Broker Fee Class Action
Redfin disclosed to regulators on Monday that it will pay $9.25 million to end claims that it caused home sellers to pay inflated commissions under rules set by the National Association of Realtors, allowing the company to exit a class action that ensnared several brokerage firms.
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April 30, 2024
Deal Frees Douglas Elliman From Mo. Broker Fee Class Action
Douglas Elliman has agreed to pay up to $117.5 million to exit a class action in Missouri federal court accusing the broker of causing home sellers to pay inflated commissions under rules set by the National Association of Realtors.
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April 26, 2024
HomeServices Brokerage Reaches Deal With Home Sellers
Berkshire Hathaway-owned brokerage firm HomeServices of America reached a deal Friday to settle claims that it forced a class of home sellers to pay inflated commissions, closely following the approval of a $418 million deal between the class and the National Association of Realtors.