State Affiliated Business Enforcement

The following provides further information about enforcement actions against affiliated businesses under state laws in recent years.  For enforcement actions against affiliated businesses brought under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), click here. 

• Minnesota Court Again Denies Class Status in Burnet Affiliated Business Lawsuit (March 2010)
• Second Class Action Against Burnet Realty Raises AfBA Disclosure Issues (April 2009)
• Fidelity Settlement Highlights Difference Between RESPA and State Law Enforcement (April 2009)
• Court Dismisses Ohio Petition to Ban Affiliated Businesses on Procedural Grounds (January 2009)
• Court Denies Class Certification in Burnet Realty
• Order Denying Class Certification in Grady v. Burnet (December 2007)
• Courts Rule on Viability of RICO Claims in Sham Joint Venture Cases (June 2007)
• The Fiduciary Duty Challenge to Affiliated Businesses by Jay Varon of Foley & Lardner (March 2007)
• First American Settles with HUD and the State of Minnesota Over Joint Ventures
• Minnesota Department of Commerce Sends Enforcement Letters to First American Joint Venture Partners
• Ohio Court Denies Class Certification in Sham Joint Venture Case (March 2007)