In new court filings, eXp, Weichert and plaintiffs share new details about how settlement negotiations in the Gibson case fell apart before the brokerage moved to settle in a case called Hooper.
Source: Inman News
Legal tit-for-tat pulls back curtain on eXp’s ‘sweetheart’ settlement
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