Commission lawsuits head to Utah

Commission lawsuits head to Utah

Yet another copycat commission lawsuit has hit the court dockets. On Friday, home seller plaintiff Dalton Jensen filed an antitrust lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Utah, accusing real estate industry players... Read more »

Christie’s affiliate dismissed from commission lawsuit

The list of defendants in the Masiello copycat commission lawsuit just got shorter. In a document filed on Monday, the counsel for the home seller plaintiff Joseph Masiello notified the federal court... Read more »
Five local brokerages replace Anywhere affiliates in Pennsylvania commission lawsuit

Five local brokerages replace Anywhere affiliates in Pennsylvania commission lawsuit

The Pennsylvania copycat commission lawsuit has some new defendants and a new plaintiff. In an amended complaint filed on Friday, home sellers Danielle and Jessie Kay (who sold a house in Baden,... Read more »
Nevada plaintiff adds 15 brokerages to commission suit

Nevada plaintiff adds 15 brokerages to commission suit

Nevada’s unusual commission lawsuit is no longer so unusual. When the copycat commission suit was initially filed in early January by Nevada home seller Nathaniel Whaley, the complaint named just Realtor associations... Read more »
Sparks fly during HousingWire’s commission lawsuit debate

Sparks fly during HousingWire’s commission lawsuit debate

Sparks and personal insults flew between Anthony Lamacchia, the broker-owner of Lamacchia Realty, and Michael Ketchmark, the lead attorney for the plaintiffs in the Sitzer-Burnett commission lawsuit, during their virtual debate hosted... Read more »
Nevada plaintiff adds 15 brokerages to commission suit

Second REBNY commission lawsuit dismissed

The real estate industry is facing one less copycat commission lawsuit. On Thursday, Robert Friedman voluntarily dismissed without prejudice the lawsuit he filed in late December in U.S. District Court in New... Read more »
Nevada plaintiff adds 15 brokerages to commission suit

California hit with yet another commission lawsuit

Real estate professionals in California are facing yet another commission lawsuit. Filed on Thursday in U.S. District Court in Sacramento by Willsim Latham, LLC., the copycat suit alleges that real estate industry... Read more »
Nevada plaintiff adds 15 brokerages to commission suit

California commission suit alleges collusion in the City of Angels

Lights, camera, lawsuit! A copycat commission lawsuit has been filed in Los Angeles. The suit, known as Fierro, after its lead plaintiff Gael Fierro, a Californian home seller, accuses the real estate... Read more »
Nevada plaintiff adds 15 brokerages to commission suit

New (and unusual) commission lawsuit alleges collusion in Sin City

The latest copycat commission lawsuit alleges that real estate industry players in Nevada have colluded to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions. The suit was filed on Monday in U.S. District Court... Read more »
Five additional brokerages named in California’s commission lawsuit

Five additional brokerages named in California’s commission lawsuit

Northern California’s copycat commission lawsuit, known as Grace after its lead plaintiffs, has gained five additional defendants. In an amended complaint filed on Friday, the plaintiffs’ counsel named Vanguard Properties, Twin Oaks... Read more »