The Class Action

How Timeshare Owners Took RCI to Federal Court

It all started with the Murillo Complaint in March 2006, then really picked up speed in January 2010 when a Class Action was presented in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey by Anton Gentz and others. The main claim was as follows: “Consumer Fraud Act by failing to provide Points Exchange members sufficient access to RCI-affiliated resorts.” After various appeals RCI eventually reached a settlement over allegations it improperly rented timeshare inventory to non-members. This meant that owners who participated in RCI’s Points Exchange Program would be eligible for a settlement. The settlement resolved the class action lawsuit, although RCI denied it did anything wrong, but agreed to settle the class action lawsuit settlement to resolve the litigation.