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Freiberger Haber LLP

Release in Settlement Agreement Bars Class Action To Recover Damages For Certain Rent Overcharges

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This Blog has written frequently about the substance and scope of general releases. In New York, “a valid release constitutes a complete bar to an action on a claim which is the subject of the release.” If “the language of a...more

A&O Shearman

Washington District Court Denies Motion To Dismiss In Algorithmic Rent Price-Fixing Case

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On December 4, 2024, the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington denied defendants’ joint motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ class action price-fixing claims under Section 1 of the Sherman Act, allowing...more

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

Unveiling The Pitfalls: The Real Risks Of Using RealPage

Over the last decade, apartment owners and managers have increasingly used algorithm-based software to set rents. This practice and its practitioners are now under scrutiny as many owners and operators are being investigated...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

[Webinar] So You Want to Be a Landlord? Rise in Residential Housing Class Actions - September 14th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am PT

This presentation will cover the recent spate of class actions being filed against landlords and property managers relating to tenant protection statutes, which include challenges to rent increases, late fees in residential...more

Alston & Bird

Update: The Federal Moratorium On Residential Evictions Faces A New Class Action

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A&B ABstract: The National Apartment Association, along with several landlords, has challenged the order of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) that imposed a nationwide moratorium on certain residential...more

Blank Rome LLP

COVID-19 Litigation Report – July 2020 #2

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Using timely research, Blank Rome’s COVID-19 litigation team provides a weekly report highlighting the latest cases and updates in key litigation areas, such as workplace claims, class actions, breach of contract claims, and...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

COVID-19 Litigation Trends, Issue 14

This 14th edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, showcases new and evolving trends. Employers are facing claims for both doing too much and too little in response to the COVID-19 pandemic....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Class Action Plaintiffs Continue Attack on Residential Rent Late Fees

Plaintiffs’ lawyers have recently taken aim at REITS and other owners and managers of multi-family property portfolios - filing class action lawsuits seeking damages and to invalidate late fee charges imposed under...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

The 'Rents: NCDOT Is Looking to Charge Rents, While Residential Tenants Are Denied Class Certification to Collect Rent Deposits

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We've been quiet these past few weeks but the world has not been. We'd like to talk today about two entirely unrelated but fascinatingly fun topics: (1) the North Carolina Department of Transportation's ("NCDOT") idea to...more

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