During a video hearing held this week related to discovery in the Acevedo v. eXp sexual assault case, a judge heard arguments to decide whether or not to grant a protective order that would prevent a forensic examination of eXp Founder & Chairman Glenn Sanford’s cell phone, with the defense arguing that the plaintiff’s request…
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) argued to an appeals court yesterday that last month’s petition by the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) for a rehearing of the agency’s bid to reopen its investigation into the association is “not warranted.” Filed on May 20 in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, NAR asked both for…
KANSAS CITY—Closing arguments in the landmark Burnett class action case were presented to an eight-person jury yesterday, with the possibility of a verdict that could rock the industry coming as early as today. The plaintiffs’ case hinges on convincing a jury that the major corporate brokerages conspired with the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) on…
KANSAS CITY-Even at this very early stage in the trial, with only two days of testimony (and the majority of that pre-taped video), the legal strategy adopted by both the plaintiffs and the defendants is beginning to crystalize in the potentially landmark Burnett class-action lawsuit in federal court in Kansas City, Missouri. Yesterday, the class…
Above: the Federal District Court of Western Missouri in Kansas City on Monday, October 16, where the Burnett vs. NAR trial is being presided over by Judge Stephen R. Bough. KANSAS CITY—The commencement of the highly anticipated Burnett vs. the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) class action trial was delayed this morning as attorneys continued…
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