Assessing NAR's Chances on Appeal, Rd. 2

I didn’t really want to write this, because I thought I had already written it a week ago.

Grounds for Appeal in Sitzer: Missouri State Law

A reader sent along the information about a possible legal basis for appeal of the $5.35 billion verdict in Sitzer v. NAR. From HousingWire: Darryl Frost, a spokesperson for Keller Williams, said that crucial evidence was not allowed to be entered and alluded to an appeal being filed.

Notorious R.O.B.Rob Hahn

But in light of Inman reporting on the Legal Update from NAR, I got more than a few emails and text requests from some of y’all for my take on this.

So I guess I’ll do a Round 2, but dig into things a little bit more. I suspect this may be of interest only to the most legally-minded of you. This is going to get wonky and super law-nerdy. You can skip to the end if all of the legal analysis bores you to tears.

Bottomline: I do not like NAR’s chances on appeal, and I don’t think it matters in the least bit.

As always, I am not an antitrust litigation expert, and I am definitely not your lawyer. Ask your lawyer for an actual legal opinion.