This class action involves allegations that Defendant National Association of Realtors have anticompetitive rules that require home sellers to pay commission to the home buyer’s broker. Plaintiffs also allege that Defendants Home Services of America, Inc.; BHH Affiliates, LLC; HSF Affiliates, LLC; Keller Williams Realty, Inc.; Realogy Holdings Corp.; and RE/MAX, LLC enforce those rules through anticompetitive practices. Plaintiffs challenge rules in both the National Association of Realtors Handbook and Code of Ethics that allegedly require home sellers to make a blanket offer of compensation to any potential buyer’s broker as a condition of listing their home on the following multiple listing services: Heartland Multiple Listing Service, Columbia Board of Realtors, Mid America Regional Information System, and Southern Missouri Regional Multiple Listing Service. Class members are people who used a Defendant in the sale of their home that was listed on one of the four multiple listing services from April 29, 2015 to present. Plaintiffs allege violations of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1, the Missouri Merchandising Practice Act, Mo. Rev. Stat. § 407.020, and the Missouri Antitrust Law, Mo. Rev. Stat. § 416.031. Defendants deny Plaintiffs’ allegations.
Contact Information
Plaintiffs' Counsel |
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Ketchmark & McCreight PC Two Hallbrook Place |
Williams Dirks Dameron LLC 1100 Main Street |
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Boulware Law LLC 1600 Genessee Street |
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Defendants' Counsel |
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS Stinson LLP 230 W. McCarty Street |
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS Cooley LLP 1299 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW |
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS ArentFox Schiff LLP - Chicago 233 S. Wacker Dr. |
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS ArentFox Schiff LLP - Ann Arbor 350 S. Main Street |
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS ArentFox Schiff LLP - Los Angeles 555 W. Fifth Street |
HOMESERVICES OF AMERICA, INC. Lathrop GPM LLP 2345 Grand Avenue |
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HOMESERVICES OF AMERICA, INC. Foley & Lardner LLP - Boston 111 Huntington Avenue |
HOMESERVICES OF AMERICA, INC. Foley & Lardner LLP - Washington, D.C. 3000 K Street NW |
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HOMESERVICES OF AMERICA, INC. MacGill PC 156 E. Market St. |
BHH AFFILIATES, LLC Lathrop GPM LLP 2345 Grand Avenue |
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HSF AFFILIATES, LLC Lathrop GPM LLP 2345 Grand Avenue |
KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY, INC. Holland & Knight LLP - Washington, D.C. 800 17th Street NW |
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KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY, INC. Holland & Knight LLP - Chicago 150 N. Riverside Plaza |
KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY, INC. Holland & Knight LLP - New York 31 West 52nd Street |
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KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY, INC. Brown & James, PC 2345 Grand Boulevard |
REALOGY HOLDINGS CORP. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP - Chicago 77 West Wacker Drive |
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REALOGY HOLDINGS CORP. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP - New York 101 Park Avenue |
REALOGY HOLDINGS CORP. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP - Philadelphia 701 Market St. |
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REALOGY HOLDINGS CORP. Armstrong Teasdale LLP 2345 Grand Boulevard |
RE/MAX LLC Horn, Aylward & Bandy, LLC 2600 Grand Boulevard |
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RE/MAX LLC Jones Day - Los Angeles 555 S. Flower Street |
RE/MAX LLC Jones Day - Chicago 110 North Wacker Drive |