Berkshire Hathaway Unit Asks High Court to Review Antitrust Suit

Berkshire Hathaway affiliate HomeServices of America Inc. asked the Supreme Court to allow it to compel arbitration in a case accusing it and others of conspiring to inflate brokerage fees.

HomeServices last week asked the high court to reverse an Eighth Circuit decision that affirmed a district court ruling denying its motion to compel class members to arbitrate their claims in a class action suit against the National Association of Realtors and related brokerages. Lower courts have split on how to interpret the Federal Arbitration Act, and who can enforce non-signatories.

HomeServices, along with NAR and other industry players, were ...