19 Dec 2023
Realtors Liable for $1.8 Billion in Antitrust Jury Verdict in Missouri
A Missouri jury recently found that defendants National Association of Realtors (NAR) and a group of real estate brokerages were guilty of conspiring to inflate real estate broker commissions in violation of the antitrust laws and awarded damages of $1.785 billion to the plaintiff home buyers. Read this article focusing on important takeaways of that verdict as well as a 2020 settlement that the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice reached with NAR, regarding similar issues, which was subsequently withdrawn in 2021.
Related Content
- Monetary Recoveries in Civil Antitrust Cases
Understand how monetary relief may be awarded to plaintiffs in civil antitrust cases.
- Summary Judgment Motions in Antitrust Cases
Learn how summary judgment motions play out in antitrust cases.
Practical Guidance Updates
Featuring the latest updates from your Practical Guidance account.
- DOJ/FTC Antitrust Case Tracker (Merger)
- DOJ Antitrust Case Tracker (Civil Nonmerger)
- FTC Antitrust Case Tracker (Civil Nonmerger)
- Check out our Practical Guidance Author Center! Learn about the 2000+ leading attorney authors contributing to our 26 practice areas, and find out how you can Become a Practical Guidance Author. Practical Guidance is committed to amplifying diverse voices of attorneys across all differences, including gender and race.
- Practical Guidance Journal Winter Edition features Generative AI’s explosive impact on the law and legal practice. Explore developments covering Generative AI in discovery, data security, and intellectual property. Also review new private market data for real estate and labor & employment practitioners.
- Document alerts allow you to stay current on legal developments that affect your practice. Find out how to set up your document alerts.
PRACTICAL GUIDANCE CUSTOMER EMAIL EDITION ON THE WEB
Experience results today with practical guidance, legal research, and data-driven insights—all in one place.
Experience Lexis+