
Hamm v Wyndham
Case Number: 3:19-cv-00426
Last Updated: May 28, 2023
Settled after the Court denied Wyndham’s motion to dismiss the timeshare owners claims that they were tricked into buying a timeshare that they could not use due to restrictions on reservations.
In their lawsuit, timeshare owners Gary and Linda Hamm claimed fraud, fraudulent and negligent misrepresentation, fraudulent inducement, misrepresentation by concealment, violation of the Tennessee Timeshare Act, breach of contract, and unjust enrichment.
The Hamms asked the Court to pay compensatory damages, treble and punitive damages, and attorneys’ fees and costs.
January 31, 2022 – Settled.
Timeshare owners Gary and Linda Hamm alleged that over the years they were pressured and/or bullied into agreeing to purchase multiple upgrades of their Wyndham timeshare properties even as Wyndham has systematically eliminated benefits that impact timeshare owners’ usage. They allege they were falsely misled with offers and/or claims such as good for “one-day-only”, being able to vacation anywhere at any time, the ability to use the timeshare as a tax deduction and that maintenance fees would be lowered if they upgraded or traded. In reality, their desired vacation dates were never available, hard to secure or extremely limited. In addition, Wyndham misrepresented that there is a market for rental of the owners’ interests. Allegedly, Wyndham did not disclose to the Hamms that Wyndham openly markets and rents units to the public at large through third-party sites and at costs far below the costs incurred by the timeshare owners, unfairly competing with timeshare owners.
In addition, the timeshare owners allege that Wyndham sales representatives told them to falsify their income on a Wyndham visa card application and that Wyndham would buy back the timeshare if they no longer wanted it. Finally, the Hamms allege Wyndham used high pressure sales tactics to hurry them to a decision and that sales representatives would become demeaning and angry if they wanted to leave or think about their decision.
10/9/2020 – MEMORANDUM AND ORDER DENYING MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFF’S AMENDED COMPLAINT [47]
Wyndham moved unsuccessfully to dismiss the timeshare owner’s Amended Complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction and improper venue, or alternatively to transfer venue.
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Plaintiffs:
Gary W. Hamm, Linda M Hamm
Plaintiffs’ counsel:
George H. Rieger , II of Rieger Law Firm
Defendants:
Wyndham Resort Development Corp., Wyndham Worldwide Operations, Inc., Wyndham Vacation Resorts, Inc., Wyndham Vacation Ownership, Inc., Wyndham Consumer Finance, Inc., Wyndham Rewards, Inc., John Does 1-100
Defendants’ counsel:
Keith William Randall, Paul Savage Davidson of Waller, Lansden, Dortch & Davis, LLP
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