With the kind permission of Inside Timeshare, we publish a report by Irene Parker, who attended the hearing for Inside Timeshare, here is her first report. The second will be published in due course with the conclusion of the trial. Diamond Resorts v Aaronson Law Firm Trial Day 1 of 6: Jury Selection and Opening…
CLA International would like to thank Inside Timeshare and Irene Parker for allowing us to publish this article in full from their website, published on Friday 16 March. Once again welcome to Friday’s Letter from America, this week Irene Parker interviews yet another military veteran family about their experience with Diamond. Joshua and Nichole Parker are just another couple in a…
This article was first published on Inside Timeshare on Tuesday 27 February, once again Irene Parker highlights the sales tactics by one sales agent, which are resulting in complaints from the elderly and in many cases military veterens. For some of these victims the consequences could be devastating. THE FBI FOCUSES ON SCAMS TARGETING THE ELDERLY WHY…
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Diamond Resorts This action alleges Defendant’s sold unregistered securities in violation of the Securities Act of 1933 that requires that any securities sold in the United States be registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission Factual Allegations of False Representations (i) DRI points appreciate in value (ii) DRI…
Timeshare sales practices are in the spotlight, many companies are now facing lawsuits for their predatory sales practices, Wyndham are facing two of these in Tennessee. These are just the latest in a round of complaints in Tennessee, they all have a similar story, elderly consumers being subjected to high-pressure sales tactics where the sales…
A Letter to Timeshare Developers and ARDA Law Enforcement, Military and Lawmakers Our Mission to Stop Timeshare Crime – Front and Back February 9, 2018 By Scotty Black, M.S. Criminal Justice, former Navy Promissory Note $65,741.14 @ 14.4309% How I got here Purchased 5000 timeshare points October 2014 Scottsdale AZ CA Collection Purchase price $13,000 October…
CLA International once again publishes an article from Inside Timeshare, the author Irene Parker compares the Puerto Rico debt with that of Timeshare debt and what they have in common. I can’t speak for Americans, but I imagine EU timeshare members, and even lawyers are not aware of the impact vulture lending by hedge funds…
In the US there are several legal battles taking place revolving around the timeshare industry, some have made the headlines others not. Over the past few months two of the most notable have been published here, they are the $6.5 million settlement over the Manhattan Club in New York and the $ Billion Lawsuit against…
It would look like the long drawn out battle between the New York State Attorney General, Eric T Schneiderman and The Manhattan Club is finally over. It was back in July 2014, that AG Schneiderman announced he had obtained a court order halting the sale of timeshares at The Manhattan Club. As AG Schneiderman put it in July 2014 “Purchasers Duped Into Paying Tens Of…
In this article we get the opinions about Apollo Global Management, who in June 2016 acquired Diamond Resorts for a reported $2.2 billion. This article was first published on Inside Timeshare on 30 June 2017. The introduction is from Irene Parker who originally wrote an article for TheStreet on the Apollo acquisition published on 30…