Sitzer et al v. National Association of Realtors et al

  1. July 20, 2022

    Mo. Judge Rejects Bid To Arbitrate Realtors' Antitrust Suit

    A Missouri federal judge has denied a group of realtors' request to ship some unnamed class members in an ongoing antitrust suit to arbitration, saying in an order the realtors waived their right to do so years ago by aggressively litigating the case.

  2. April 22, 2022

    Midwest Homeowners Win Cert. In Realtors Antitrust Suit

    A Missouri federal judge on Friday certified multiple classes comprising hundreds of thousands of Midwest home sellers who allege that the National Association of Realtors and major broker franchisors conspired to inflate broker commissions, finding that common issues predominate in part because sellers were bound by the same NAR rules regardless of their location.

  3. April 17, 2020

    Realtors Say 8th Circ. Has Sole Power Over Antitrust Arb Row

    A real estate brokerage firm appealing a Missouri federal court's refusal to pause and send a consumer antitrust suit over fees on home sales into arbitration is asking the district court to hit a brake on further proceedings, insisting that only the Eighth Circuit has jurisdiction in the matter.

  4. April 13, 2020

    Real Estate Brokers Can't Get Antitrust Suit Arbitrated

    A real estate brokerage firm can't move a consumer antitrust suit over fees on home sales into arbitration, a Missouri federal judge has ruled, because it's not a party to the contract signed by the consumers who are taking the brokers to court.

  5. March 31, 2020

    Realtors Can't Arbitrate Antitrust Row, Consumers Say

    Consumers urged a Missouri federal judge on Monday not to force into arbitration a piece of their proposed class action accusing the National Association of Realtors and major broker franchisors of conspiring to inflate broker commissions, arguing the franchisor in question is too far removed from the arbitration provision.

  6. October 16, 2019

    Realtors Must Face Antitrust Case Over High Broker Fees

    The National Association of Realtors and several major broker franchisors weren't able to shut down allegations that they conspired to inflate broker commissions, as a Missouri federal judge found Wednesday that the home sellers lodging the claims had offered enough evidence to plausibly show a conspiracy.

  7. 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.