Commissions lawsuits

The trade association favors a consolidated approach but wants all 19 cases included — and doesn’t think the trial should be held in Missouri.

The latest filing focuses on the Northeastern part of California and takes aim at MetroList MLS as well as multiple associations and brokerages.

The latest case, which focuses on Los Angeles, lists 35 defendants including the largest MLS in the U.S., major brokerages and two dozen associations.

Defendants in the Gibson case — which no longer includes Hanna — were also denied a request for a delay on Wednesday.

The case originally targeted only NAR and state associations; a week and half later, 15 real estate brokerages were added to the list of defendants.

Five additional firms, including Pacific Northwest powerhouse Windermere, join the growing list of defendants named in a Northern California case.

Claim forms will be sent to eligible class members soon, but it's not clear how much money individual sellers will receive.

Cases filed in Arizona and Illinois target At World, Realty One, HomeSmart, Realty Executives and several local firms and Realtor associations.

The defendants seek to overturn the nearly $1.8 billion verdict, arguing in motions filed Jan. 8 that the evidence doesn’t meet the bar for antitrust damages.

The two firms — the only major brokerage companies yet to settle in the commissions cases — are on track to finalize their agreements this May.

The Sitzer/Burnett trial put a spotlight on compensation, but it’s far from “case closed” as questions — and lawsuits — about how agents get paid multiply.

Attorneys for NAR have requested a stay in the Gibson case with a filing that seems to signal a shift in strategy.

Lawyers in Missouri are making a case for copycat consolidation, asking that their new lawsuit be pulled together with similar suits from around the country.

Lending changes, outside-the-box compensation options and some amount of agent attrition are likely outcomes, say T3 Sixty executives.

This is the second lawsuit challenging buyer agent compensation to be filed in the state in just over a month and includes many of the same players.

Another buyer-broker commissions lawsuit, filed Dec. 8, names NAR, San Francisco-area associations, BAREIS MLS and five national brokerages.

West Penn MLS and multiple brokerage companies are defendants in the latest buyer-broker commission suit filed Monday by home sellers in Western Pennsylvania.

Trying to keep up with all of the recent lawsuits challenging the way agents get paid? Here’s a cheat sheet.

The case takes aim at NAR and local as well as national brokerages, while calling out the current system as a way to protect ineffective agents.

The agreements, which cover multiple buyer-broker commissions lawsuits, were deemed “fair, reasonable and adequate” by the judge.