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Judge Denies Arbitration Requests From Raveis, Berkshire Conglomerate
A federal judge has denied an attempt by William Raveis and Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE), the parent company of HomeServices of America, to enforce arbitration clauses in listing agreements, and effectively stymie ongoing class-action commission litigation against the two companies. In a filing today in the Gibson lawsuit—the largest Burnett copycat, filed by the same… […]
COURT REPORT: NAR Changes Rules, Settles; Curbio Denies Scamming Allegations
Editor’s note: The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. This past week proved historic in real estate lawsuit news, as the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) decided to settle and significantly modify its rules around commissions, paying $ 418 million in damages, […]
Curbio Denies Lawsuit Claims That It Engaged in Schemes Targeting Elderly
Late last year, Washington, D.C. Attorney General (AG) Brian L. Schwalb announced the filing of a lawsuit against Curbio, a national pre-sale home renovation platform, for allegedly taking part in a scheme targeting the elderly and financially disadvantaged. Curbio is a fix now, pay-at-closing home improvement solution for real estate professionals, operating in more than… […]