Awards

Federal Jury Awards $1.8 Billion to Home Sellers in Historic Lawsuit Against National Association of Realtors and Brokerages

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Kansas City, Missouri – A federal jury in Kansas City has ruled in favor of a class-action lawsuit, finding that the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and certain residential real estate brokerages engaged in a conspiracy to maintain artificially high commissions. The jury determined that the defendants colluded to enforce the “Mandatory Offer of Compensation Rule,” also known as cooperative compensation. This rule compelled sellers who wanted to list their properties on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) to offer compensation to the buyer’s agent. As a result, sellers were forced to pay inflated commissions, typically … Read more

Giuliani’s Defamation Case Reaches Verdict: Jury Awards $148 Million

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New York City, NY – Former New York City mayor and personal attorney to former President Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, has been hit with a staggering $148 million verdict in a defamation case filed by two election workers. The jury reached the verdict after deliberating on the amount of damages to be awarded to the plaintiffs, Jennifer Freeman and her daughter Laura Moss. Throughout the trial, Giuliani maintained his comments made in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election were “supportable.” However, the jury found otherwise and held him accountable for the false claims he … Read more

Alachua County Jury Awards $7.5 Million to Family of Bobby Hopkins Jr., Victim of Fatal Shooting at Local Car Wash

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Gainesville, Florida – An Alachua County jury has awarded $7.5 million to the family of Bobby Hopkins Jr., who was fatally shot at the Swamp Car Wash in May 2021. The verdict was reached on Wednesday. The Hopkins family filed a lawsuit against the car wash in 2022, claiming that the owners should have implemented better customer protection measures due to the presence of violence in the surrounding neighborhood. The lawsuit argued that the car wash should have installed security cameras, a fence, and a gate to safeguard customers from criminal activity. However, Kokomo Key … Read more

Jury Awards $61.7 Million to Parents of High School Baseball Player Killed in Traffic Collision

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HAWTHORNE, California — A jury in Inglewood Superior Court awarded over $61.7 million to the parents of Jesse Esphorst Jr., a 16-year-old high school baseball player who was killed in a traffic collision in 2017. The jury found that two drivers involved in the crash were at fault after deliberation on Tuesday, according to the attorney representing Jesse’s mother. The fatal collision occurred on March 7, 2017, at the intersection of Crenshaw Boulevard and Crest Road. Jesse Esphorst Sr., Jesse Jr.’s father, was driving their minivan and attempting to make a left turn onto Crest … Read more