Plantation-based RealAuction.com, which handles online foreclosure auctions for Miami-Dade and Broward counties and tax lien sales for Palm Beach County, has filed for bankruptcy protection while appealing an $8.1 million judgment in favor of a competitor.

RealAuction.com, a Plantation company that handles online foreclosure auctions for Miami-Dade and Broward counties and tax lien sales for Palm Beach County, will continue business under bankruptcy protection while it appeals an $8.1 million judgment won by a competitor.