In which court is the Nosalek case against Remax pending?
Remax Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
buyers sign agreements with brokers before touring a home and indicating it is still investigating citing NAR v. United States pending in the D.C. Circuit. Nevertheless, the Burnett Court granted final approval of the NAR settlement on November 26, 2024.
In one of the other Moehrl-related antitrust litigations, filed by Jennifer Nosalek and others in the District of Massachusetts (the "Nosalek Action"), on June 30, 2023, plaintiffs filed a motion requesting preliminary approval of a settlement with MLS Property Information Network, Inc. ("MLS PIN"). The parties subsequently amended the settlement agreement on September 5, 2023, January 5, 2024, and again on January 17, 2025. If approved by the court, the settlement agreement requires MLS PIN to pay $3.95 million, to eliminate the requirement that a seller must offer compensation to a buyer-broker and to amend various rules pertaining to seller notices and negotiation of buyer-broker compensation. On February 15, 2024, the DOJ filed a statement of interest requesting that the court deny preliminary approval of the second amended settlement agreement and recommending that the settling parties propose an injunction that prohibits offers of buyer-broker compensation by MLS PIN participants. On June 24, 2024, the courtstayed the case pending a ruling by the Burnett court on the proposed NAR settlement and ordered plaintiffs to file a supplemental preliminary approval of settlement within 30 days of the Burnett Court ruling on the proposed NAR settlement. On January 17, 2025, Plaintiffs filed a supplemental memorandum in support of preliminary approval that included the third amended settlement agreement. The court set April 1, 2025, as the hearing date for preliminary approval. On March 17, 2025, the Department of Justice filed a supplemental statement of interest again req
Source: Item 3 — LITIGATION (FDD pages 21–29)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Remax's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the Nosalek action, one of the Moehrl-related antitrust litigations, was filed by Jennifer Nosalek and others in the District of Massachusetts. The document indicates that on June 30, 2023, the plaintiffs requested preliminary approval of a settlement with MLS Property Information Network, Inc. (MLS PIN).
The case saw several amendments to the settlement agreement, and the Department of Justice filed statements of interest regarding the settlement. The court had set April 1, 2025, as the hearing date for preliminary approval, but ultimately denied preliminary approval on that date.
It is important to note that RE/MAX, LLC's Settlement Agreement extends to plaintiffs in the.