I had a long detailed discussion with Gary today (SEE BELOW). I mentioned the 10-02-06 issue of the Travel Agent to him. He will get the article and email it to me and I will post on this forum.
The gist of our conversation was about the amount of complaining you read about in the forums YET very few of us do anything about it - but complain. Gary would like to talk to each and every one of the WEEKS members. He believes the case to be strong but he needs information. Call him, he is a nice fellow. . . and I believe HE CARES.
Sometime this week, I will search the RCI Corporate headquarters for a person who will be able to give us answers. I will post the conversation(s) within this thread and will give you names and phone numbers. WEEK owners THINK they are getting screwed . . . All of us - UNIFIED - can get the truth.
I believe it is time that RCI WEEKS members stand up and fight. We just might get some answers! I, for one, would like to KNOW the truth . . . and be able to make my decisions based upon the acquired information.
P.S. Many of the RCI posts lately have mentioned Cendant. CENDANT IS LONG GONE and has not been in existence since September 5. 2006.
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The 4 law suits filed against RCI have been consolidated into one action. www.classcounsel.com
Thank you for contacting our firm about your experiences with RCI. Green Welling filed a class action against RCI in February 2006. Through its Weeks Program, RCI offers its members the option of depositing their vacation week in a spacebank to exchange it for a comparable week from the spacebank. RCI states that the vacation weeks deposited into the spacebank are maintained in the spacebank for exchanges. Plaintiff alleges that RCI actually rents out the most desirable and highly demanded vacation weeks from the spacebank, thus depleting the most desirable options available to Weeks Program members who seek exchanges.
If you are or were a RCI Weeks Program member you are automatically a member of the purported class and do not need to do anything to participate in or "join" the class action. A class member may decide to provide documents to help us in our investigation in the case, but is not obligated to do so. If a successful conclusion is reached in favor of the plaintiff, all class members will receive a Notice of Settlement informing them of the terms of the settlement and instructing them how to claim their benefits.
A class representative is a person named in the complaint who participates actively in the lawsuit, and may be asked to testify at deposition and trial, answer written interrogatories, and keep generally aware of the status and progress of the lawsuit. To become a class representative, we would first have to review your documents and specific situation. It is often beneficial to have several lead plaintiffs. Thus, if you are interested in this level of involvement, we encourage you to contact us to discuss it further.
Lastly, it will help us get a recovery for RCI members if we can add you to our RCI contact database and collect information about your experiences. The contact database will be kept strictly confidential. It will allow us to contact you in the event we distribute information related to this lawsuit. To be added, please provide the following information:
(1) Your contact information (i.e. name, address, email, phone number, etc.)
(2) Are you a member of the RCI Weeks Program Member? If yes, please provide the dates of your membership.
(3) If no, which RCI program are you a member of?
(4) Please detail the nature of your problem (i.e. difficulty in finding adequate exchange weeks).
(5) If you own a timeshare week, what is the designation of the week (i.e., red, white, blue)?
Please check out our website at www.classcounsel.com and feel free to email us with any questions or call us toll-free at 1-888-610-4768. Again, thank you for taking the time to contact our firm.
Gary V. Casavant
Paralegal
GREEN WELLING LLP
Tel: (415) 477-6700
Fax: (415) 477-6710
www.classcounsel.com
The gist of our conversation was about the amount of complaining you read about in the forums YET very few of us do anything about it - but complain. Gary would like to talk to each and every one of the WEEKS members. He believes the case to be strong but he needs information. Call him, he is a nice fellow. . . and I believe HE CARES.
Sometime this week, I will search the RCI Corporate headquarters for a person who will be able to give us answers. I will post the conversation(s) within this thread and will give you names and phone numbers. WEEK owners THINK they are getting screwed . . . All of us - UNIFIED - can get the truth.
I believe it is time that RCI WEEKS members stand up and fight. We just might get some answers! I, for one, would like to KNOW the truth . . . and be able to make my decisions based upon the acquired information.
P.S. Many of the RCI posts lately have mentioned Cendant. CENDANT IS LONG GONE and has not been in existence since September 5. 2006.
__________________________________________________ _____________
The 4 law suits filed against RCI have been consolidated into one action. www.classcounsel.com
Thank you for contacting our firm about your experiences with RCI. Green Welling filed a class action against RCI in February 2006. Through its Weeks Program, RCI offers its members the option of depositing their vacation week in a spacebank to exchange it for a comparable week from the spacebank. RCI states that the vacation weeks deposited into the spacebank are maintained in the spacebank for exchanges. Plaintiff alleges that RCI actually rents out the most desirable and highly demanded vacation weeks from the spacebank, thus depleting the most desirable options available to Weeks Program members who seek exchanges.
If you are or were a RCI Weeks Program member you are automatically a member of the purported class and do not need to do anything to participate in or "join" the class action. A class member may decide to provide documents to help us in our investigation in the case, but is not obligated to do so. If a successful conclusion is reached in favor of the plaintiff, all class members will receive a Notice of Settlement informing them of the terms of the settlement and instructing them how to claim their benefits.
A class representative is a person named in the complaint who participates actively in the lawsuit, and may be asked to testify at deposition and trial, answer written interrogatories, and keep generally aware of the status and progress of the lawsuit. To become a class representative, we would first have to review your documents and specific situation. It is often beneficial to have several lead plaintiffs. Thus, if you are interested in this level of involvement, we encourage you to contact us to discuss it further.
Lastly, it will help us get a recovery for RCI members if we can add you to our RCI contact database and collect information about your experiences. The contact database will be kept strictly confidential. It will allow us to contact you in the event we distribute information related to this lawsuit. To be added, please provide the following information:
(1) Your contact information (i.e. name, address, email, phone number, etc.)
(2) Are you a member of the RCI Weeks Program Member? If yes, please provide the dates of your membership.
(3) If no, which RCI program are you a member of?
(4) Please detail the nature of your problem (i.e. difficulty in finding adequate exchange weeks).
(5) If you own a timeshare week, what is the designation of the week (i.e., red, white, blue)?
Please check out our website at www.classcounsel.com and feel free to email us with any questions or call us toll-free at 1-888-610-4768. Again, thank you for taking the time to contact our firm.
Gary V. Casavant
Paralegal
GREEN WELLING LLP
Tel: (415) 477-6700
Fax: (415) 477-6710
www.classcounsel.com
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