Status of Class Action against Wyndham for Misrepresentations that has been pending for 4 years

[ambere]

Since it's been a year since my last post about the Class Action against Wyndham that has been pending for 4 years, I thought I'd provide an update. I'm not involved in the case in any way, and I don't own any Wyndham timeshares; I have just been loosely following it.

Wyndham filed a Motion for Summary Judgment ("MSJ") asking the Court to dismiss the case as a matter of law. The timeshare owners filed an opposition last month in November 2024. The Timeshare owners' Opposition is attached. The timeshare owners argue that:

"This case involves a host of material fact issues about sales misrepresentations and omissions. In the words of Plaintiff and nuclear systems engineer Joel Wilson Brandon: "I’m upset and angry that we were deceived and lied to just about every step of the way. If we knew everything that was true about Wyndham and the timeshare ownership we would not have purchased it ….”

Plaintiff Reena Smith testified, “ I was “(s)cammed just from the beginning to the end.” “I am not like a genius, but I am not illiterate… I know what I heard versus what I got.”

The timeshare owners state: "Wyndham’s thesis is that none of the Plaintiffs had availability problems and they want to cancel their contracts due to buyer’s remorse. This is pure fiction. Each of the Plaintiffs was induced to purchase based on material misrepresentations..."

 

[Floridaman76]

What was never disclosed to the Plaintiffs is the low percentage of Wyndham Owners who are able to use their timeshares; the low percentage who are able to book; the low percentage who are happy with their timeshares; the low percentage who are able to get their desired destinations; and the low percentage of Owners who are happy with their timeshare purchase.

Insert biggest set of rolling eyes ever...

If you aren't able to find availability where you want to, you simply aren't trying, or are trying to book at the last minute. Despite how bad the website is, this representation of "not being able to book" is a complete fabrication in my experience as an owner

I don't encounter too many unhappy owners on vacation, even at the updates everyone seems happy, which I would think if anyone had an axe to grind, they would do it in these updates in front of other owners.

I just did an update in Steamboat this morning. In and out with my $$$ in 45 minutes. Real friendly guy did the update too, he could "read the room" on us and our not buying more points.