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Technology,
Real Estate/Development

Oct. 25, 2024

Price fixing in the age of artificial intelligence: United States v. RealPage

The Department of Justice, along with eight state attorneys general, filed a complaint against RealPage for using software that collects nonpublic data from competing landlords to make pricing recommendations, effectively fixing rental prices.

Bernard M. Resser

Partner, Barton LLP

Litigation, Intellectual Property and Real Estate

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I started my professional career as a Trial Attorney with the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). Our number one priority was the prosecution of price fixing - agreements between direct competitors to suppress price competition and divide up markets. That was our priority because of its clear damage to consumers and competition - the twin pillars of antitrust law and policy.

When I was at the DOJ, we were engaged ...

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