Legal Opinion
Metropolitan Regional Information Systems, Inc. v. American Home Realty Network, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 17, 2013No. 12-2102, 12-2432PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge DUNCAN wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge TRAXLER and Judge GREGORY joined.
DUNCAN, Circuit Judge:
Appellant American Home Realty Network, Inc. (“AHRN”) and Appellee Metropolitan Regional Information Systems, Inc. (“MRIS”) are competitors in the real estate listing business. MRIS offers an online fee-based “multiple listing service” to real estate brokers and agents, while AHRN circumvents those brokers and agents by taking listing data from online database compilers like MRIS and making it directly available to consumers on its “real estate referral”…
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