June 07, 2019
Buyers of Marriott Ownership Resorts Inc. timeshares have urged a Florida federal court to continue naming Orange County as a co-defendant in a case accusing the company of selling invalid real estate deals via a points program, saying the county relied on a negligent record-keeping policy.
May 07, 2019
Buyers of Marriott Ownership Resorts Inc. timeshares have again asked a federal judge to certify their proposed class action accusing the company of duping them into signing up for invalid real estate deals via a points program, saying their purchases were illegally made to look like property sales.
April 01, 2019
A Florida federal judge has partly granted Marriott Ownership Resorts Inc. and related entities' bid to toss a proposed class action accusing them of duping timeshare purchasers into invalid real estate deals, but he preserved the case's primary claim that consumer deeds attached to the properties are void.
November 09, 2018
Timeshare owners have asked a Florida federal court to sanction Marriott Ownership Resorts Inc. in a proposed class action claiming the timeshare company and its insurer duped them into invalid real estate deals with Orange County's help, saying it intentionally withheld "massive amounts" of documents during discovery.
September 19, 2018
Timeshare owners on Tuesday asked a federal court to deny an attempt by Orange County, Florida, to win a quick judgment in its favor in a suit alleging that Marriott Ownership Resorts Inc. and its insurer duped them into invalid real estate deals with the county's help, saying it wrongly recorded defective trust instruments.
January 05, 2018
Time-share purchasers alleging Marriott Ownership Resorts Inc. and its insurer duped them into invalid real estate deals urged a Florida federal judge on Thursday not to dismiss Orange County, Florida, from their suit, arguing it breached its official duties by improperly recording trust instruments and collecting taxes.
September 28, 2017
Marriott lost its bid Wednesday in Florida federal court to win a stay in litigation brought by time-share purchasers alleging the company and its insurer duped them into invalid real estate deals, with the judge ruling that he won't stop proceedings so a state agency can review the case.
June 29, 2017
Time-share purchasers accusing Marriott and a title insurance company of duping them into invalid real estate deals have rebuffed the hotelier's attempt to use a new state-law amendment to toss the suit, telling a Florida federal court Wednesday the measure was pushed through the Legislature specifically as a defense tactic.
October 24, 2016
Time-share purchasers who accuse Marriott and First American Title Insurance Co. of duping them into invalid real estate deals slammed an attempt by Florida's Orange County to escape claims it was complicit in the alleged violations, saying the county's responsibilities go beyond being a "mindless administrator."
October 07, 2016
Timeshare purchasers who accuse Marriott and First American Title Insurance Co. of duping them into invalid and illusory real estate deals are urging a Florida federal court to deny Marriott's request to stay the proposed class action so a state agency can weigh in, arguing the agency isn't allowed to do so.