Devin Meenan & Jesse Williams

Jesse Willams is Content Director, Premier & Devin Meenan is Assistant Editor for RISMedia.

Posts by Devin Meenan & Jesse Williams

Zillow

Zillow Asks Court to Compel MRED and Compass to Provide Communications

In May, Zillow filed a lawsuit against Compass and Chicago-based MLS Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED), as MRED threatened to cut Zillow’s listing feed off over alleged violations of its rules related to banned private listings. The lawsuit quickly escalated, with MRED briefly following through on its threat before Judge John Tharp of the Northern…

REMAX Settles Buyer Commission Lawsuits as Case Moves Forward Against Some Brokerages

Per a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and court documents, REMAX has reached a settlement agreement in the Batton commission lawsuit (the first and largest by homebuyers) and will pay $8.5 million to resolve claims that it implemented and enforced rules that harmed buyers. The news comes the day after Judge LaShonda…

Court

Court Report: Buyer Plaintiffs Put Numbers on Damages; Zillow Faces Discrimination Claims

The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. Gibson plaintiffs file for final approval in new settlement agreements  Plaintiffs have filed a motion for final approval of settlement agreements with six parties in Gibson v. National Association of Realtors et al, the largest…