It’s been just over a month since real estate agent John Diaz refiled his lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Sacramento, but the National Association of Realtors (NAR), along with other state and local associations, are already asking the court to dismiss it. On Monday, NAR and the California Association of Realtors, Lodi Association of […]
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Almost 11 months have passed since the business practice changes mandated by the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) commission lawsuit settlement agreement went into effect. Now, the co-lead counsel for the settlement class is looking to find out if the parties are complying. In a letter sent in April but filed in court last week, the
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The National Association of Realtors (NAR) is once again seeking to dismiss allegations brought by former employee Roshani Sheth in her ongoing discrimination lawsuit against the organization. NAR filed another motion to dismiss the suit on Tuesday. This filing deals with Sheth’s second amended complaint, which she filed in early June, after all but her
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A plaintiff in California is claiming that Xactus and Equifax did not conduct a “reasonable” investigation into claims of identity theft, which harmed her credit and violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The suit was filed in late May in the Superior Court of San Bernardino County, California, by plaintiff Junnan Guo, who is representing
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President Donald Trump has secured a big win in his effort to reduce the footprint of the federal government. The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the administration can proceed with plans to lay off thousands of federal workers and cut funding to various federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
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A group of banking and mortgage associations is trying to get the U.S. Supreme Court‘s attention due to constitutional concerns about the state of New York’s Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act (FAPA). Friedman Vartolo LLP announced on Monday that it has filed an amicus curiae brief with the Supreme Court on behalf of five of the
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The plaintiffs in the fake leads lawsuit involving Move, News Corp. and the National Association of Realtors (NAR) have announced that they’ll be filing a motion for the court to reconsider its ruling on the defendants’ motion to compel arbitration as early as Aug. 8. Lead plaintiff James Bandy and 12 other named plaintiffs are
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If you are familiar with ThePLS.com’s original antitrust suit filed in 2020 against the National Association of Realtors over NAR’s Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP), reading the new suit filed Tuesday might give you déjà vu. In its 31-page complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, the PLS notes that “Paragraphs 1-121 of this
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As class-action lawsuits continue against major real estate brokerages for alleged telemarketing violations, firms of all sizes are under increasing pressure to strengthen their compliance practices. According to attorney Michele Shuster, a founding partner of Mac Murray and Shuster LLP, staying within the bounds of federal and state telemarketing laws isn’t just a legal necessity
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Zillow is not buying Compass’s claims that its listing standards policy has or ever will cause “irreparable harm” to the nation’s top brokerage by sales volume. On Monday, the listing portal giant filed two letters in response to Compass’s motion for a preliminary injunction and its motion for expedited discovery. The responses come just a
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