Burnett et al. v. National Association of Realtors®, et al.

If you sold a home in or near Missouri using a real estate agent and paid a commission to the buyer’s agent, then a class action may affect your rights.

What is the Lawsuit About?

The lawsuit claims that Defendants created and implemented rules which require home sellers to pay commissions to the broker or agent representing the buyer. It also alleges that Defendants enforce these rules through anticompetitive and unlawful practices.
The lawsuit claims that these rules are anticompetitive and unfair, and that they violate federal antitrust law and Missouri law.

Am I part of this Class?

You are included in this lawsuit if records from Defendants and other sources show:

1. that you may have listed your home for sale on one of the Subject MLSs.
2. that you may have sold your home between either April 29, 2014 to the present (if the home was in Missouri), or April 29, 2015 to the present (if the home was in Kansas or Illinois);
3. that you may have used a listing broker or agent affiliated with a Defendant to list your home; and
4. that you may have paid a commission to the buyer’s broker.

YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS LAWSUIT

Do Nothing	Stay in this lawsuit. Await the outcome. Give up certain rights. By doing nothing, you keep the possibility of getting money or benefits that may come from a trial or a settlement. But you give up any rights to sue Defendants separately about the same legal claims in this lawsuit.
Ask to be Excluded	Get out of this lawsuit. Get no benefits from it. Keep rights. If you ask to be excluded and money or benefits are later awarded, you won’t share in those. But you keep any rights to sue Defendants separately about the same legal claims in this lawsuit.