By Irene Parker, MBA
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued their opinion in ADAM U. STEINES; MIRANDA L. STEINES v. WESTGATE RESORTS, et. al. Case 6:22-cv-00629-RBD-DAB on September 5, 2024, upholding the lower Florida District Court’s ruling that military timeshare buyers are “covered borrowers” under the Military Lending act (MLA). Oral Arguments took place on April 18, 2024. Consumer protection law firms involved in the case included Varnell & Warwick, Rothburd, Jeeves Mandel Law Group and appellate counsel Gupta Wessler.
April 5, 2024
There are two very different Plaintiff families in the class action lawsuit, Carol and Donald Yorks, Taya and Connor Fissix, vs. Wyndham Vacation Resorts, Inc., filed March 25, 2024 in US District Court, Orlando, Case 6:24-cv-00575-CEM-DC. Taya Fissix is an active duty Army servicemember. The Yorks are seniors with significant medical challenges.
By Irene Parker
March 1, 2024
The case against The Manhattan Club was closed with prejudice on charges of racketeering. The remaining charges were dismissed without prejudice, meaning those charges could be refiled. Unique to The Manhattan Club, the developers admitted wrongdoing in a New York Attorney General investigation and settlement. Rarely do developers admit wrongdoing. Lawsuits filed against The Manhattan Club (TMC), beginning in 2011, continue to this day. Case 1:20-cv-07042-GHW
By Irene Parker
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