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

December 21, 2023

Timeshare consumers disputing a contract are typically denied their day in court. For that reason, we consider the December 19th Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeal's ruling in the putative class action, Bedgood v Wyndham Vacations Resort and Worldmark, a landmark ruling. Six of the eight plaintiffs will be allowed to proceed with litigation. The remaining two plaintiffs were remanded back to District Court for reconsideration. 

By Irene Parker