"The plaintiffs in the lawsuits include the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and attorneys general in Virginia, Arizona, New York, Connecticut and Washington. The five states' attorneys general filed their unopposed motion to combine their lawsuit with the suit filed by the FTC on Tuesday. U.S. District Court Judge Anthony Trenga granted the motion on Wednesday. The lawsuits, which were filed within one day of each other roughly two months ago,"
"In addition, the suits included identical claims that the syndication deal executed by Zillow and Redfin was tantamount to Zillow simply paying Redfin $100 million in exchange for it no longer competing in the multifamily rental listing space. This agreement is nothing more than an end run around competition that insulates Zillow from head-to-head competition on the merits with Redfin for customers advertising multifamily buildings, the attorneys general wrote in their filing."
The plaintiffs include the Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from Virginia, Arizona, New York, Connecticut and Washington. The five states' attorneys general moved to combine their lawsuit with the FTC's suit, and a federal judge granted the motion. Both suits were filed within one day of each other roughly two months ago in the U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va., and are overseen by the same judge. The suits claim a syndication deal between Zillow and Redfin amounted to Zillow effectively paying Redfin $100 million to stop competing in multifamily rental listings. Zillow and Redfin assert the deal is pro-competitive and expands renters' access and benefits property managers.
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