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Nov 27, 2024 | 
cohenmilstein.com | Robert A. Braun |Benjamin Brown
A Missouri federal judge granted final approval Tuesday to the National Association of Realtors’ antitrust settlement with home sellers, signing off on a $418 million payment and changes to broker commission rules, as NAR and the plaintiffs assailed the U.S. Department of Justice for raising last-minute concerns about the deal. NAR announced U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough’s approval, which was issued from the bench during a fairness hearing.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
cohenmilstein.com | Robert A. Braun |Benjamin Brown |Kit Pierson |Daniel Silverman
The American Antitrust Institute named Cohen Milstein a 2024 Antitrust Enforcement Award honoree for the Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Private Law Practice award. We were recognized for our work in Moehrl, et al./Burnett, et al. v. The National Association of Realtors, et al., which addresses allegations of longstanding anticompetitive practices in the residential real estate industry that have inflated the cost of broker commissions throughout the United States.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
cohenmilstein.com | Christopher Bateman |Robert A. Braun |Benjamin Brown |Brent Johnson
Prison phone company Global*Tel Link Corp will pay $17 million to escape claims that it colluded with two other companies to inflate the cost of calls made from inside U.S. prisons after a Maryland federal judge gave the deal her preliminary seal of approval Wednesday afternoon. U.S. Circuit Judge Lydia K.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
cohenmilstein.com | Robert A. Braun |Benjamin Brown |Kit Pierson |Daniel Silverman
The American Antitrust Institute has announced its 2024 Antitrust Enforcement Award honorees. These leading attorneys and economists will be recognized at AAI Awards Night on October 30, following AAI’s Annual Private Antitrust Enforcement Conference. Congratulations to the honorees!Moehrl, et al./Burnett, et al. v. The National Association of Realtors, et al.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
cohenmilstein.com | Robert A. Braun
As new rules went into effect this month following a March settlement between home sellers and the National Association of Realtors, two legal experts have differing opinions on the real estate market’s outlook as changes come to standard contracts for representation and commission payments.
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Aug 23, 2024 | 
cohenmilstein.com | Robert A. Braun |Benjamin Brown |Alison Deich |Zachary R. Glubiak
Hormel Foods Corp. and two meat processing plants have agreed to a $13.5 million settlement in a Colorado wage-fixing suit, joining a host of companies that have reached deals to end claims that they colluded to depress wages.
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Aug 10, 2024 | 
cohenmilstein.com | Robert A. Braun |Benjamin Brown
A Missouri federal judge granted preliminary approval for a $250 million class action settlement to end an antitrust suit filed by home sellers who accused the National Association of Realtors, HomeServices of America Inc. and other companies of conspiring to artificially inflate broker commission fees. In his Thursday order, U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough also certified the class and scheduled a final approval hearing for Nov. 26.
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
cohenmilstein.com | Robert A. Braun
Robert A. Braun of Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC has helped home sellers reach about $1 billion in settlements over real estate broker commissions and has also helped land deals for buyers in antitrust cases involving pharmaceuticals and electronic components, earning him a spot among antitrust practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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Jul 22, 2024 | 
cohenmilstein.com | Robert A. Braun |Benjamin Brown
Justice Department might pursue additional changes to the costs associated with buying and selling a homeWith the real-estate industry poised to abandon its longstanding commission structure next month, the Justice Department is signaling it isn’t done scrutinizing how real-estate agents get paid. The industry has battled many lawsuits alleging that the system for compensating agents keeps costs artificially high.
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Jul 17, 2024 | 
cohenmilstein.com | Robert A. Braun |Eric A. Kafka
Law360 has named Robert Braun, a partner in our Antitrust practice, and Eric Kafka, a partner in our Consumer Protection practice, Rising Stars for 2024 in their respective practice areas. Winners were selected based on their career accomplishments in their respective disciplines. Eric A. Kafka – Class ActionRobert A. Braun – CompetitionAbout our Rising StarsEric A.
