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Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Jonathan Bilyk News


Realtors to pay $418M to end home seller commission class action; Big changes coming to home sale process

By Jonathan Bilyk |
Lawyers who brought the lawsuits could be in for a big payday, as well, potentially claiming $140 million from the deal, plus $69 million from earlier settlements with large real estate brokerages facing similar claims of alleged collusion to boost real estate agent commissions

Appeals court strips approval of pesticide EPA, growers say is needed to fight 'devastating' citrus crop diseases

By Jonathan Bilyk |
Environmentalists and judges agreed that the EPA needs to conduct more studies to determine if widely-used streptomycin is actually 'practically non-toxic' to bees and other pollinators, as EPA claims, before it can be used to save lemon, lime, orange and grapefruit crops in US from two ravaging bacterial diseases

Debt collector indicted for attempting to bribe courts clerks in Orange, St. Johns, Brevard counties

By Jonathan Bilyk |
A Pennsylvania-based debt collector who sought contracts from at least three Florida county court clerks to chase down people who owe money to the county court clerks has been charged with paying out political bribes to land contracts.