Greenspoon Marder Secures Victory Against Timeshare Exit Lawyer On Behalf Of Client Westgate Resorts
News
Fort Lauderdale, FL – January 28, 2020 – Greenspoon Marder secured a definitive victory on behalf of client Westgate Resorts in a long-running legal battle against Mitchell Reed Sussman, a California timeshare exit lawyer.
On August 9, 2017, Westgate filed a lawsuit against Mr. Sussman in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Orlando Division, seeking a permanent injunction prohibiting Mr. Sussman’s actions in violation of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act. The Court entered a preliminary injunction on February 19, 2019, prohibiting Mr. Sussman’s business practices, which the Court later found in a May 31, 2019 order to be deceptive, unfair, and fraudulent, and intentionally interfered with owners’ contractual obligations to Westgate.
On November 18, 2019, prior to trial, Westgate entered into a settlement with Mr. Sussman prohibiting Mr. Sussman from representing Westgate timeshare owners in the future or from referencing Westgate in any marketing material. As to Westgate timeshare owners, Mr. Sussman is now out of the timeshare exit business.
The Greenspoon Marder team representing Westgate was led by partners Richard Epstein , Jeffrey Backman and senior counsel Eliot New .
About Greenspoon Marder Greenspoon Marder is a national full-service business law firm with 240 attorneys and 26 locations across the United States. We are ranked amongst American Lawyer ’s Am Law 200, as one of the top law firms in the U.S. since 2015. Since our inception in 1981, our firm has been committed to providing excellent client service through our cross-disciplinary, client-team approach. Our mission is to understand the challenges that our clients face, build collaborative relationships, and craft creative solutions designed and executed with long-term strategic goals in mind. We serve Fortune 500, middle-market public and private companies, start-ups, emerging businesses, individuals and entrepreneurs nationwide.
MEDIA CONTACT natalie.villanueva@gmlaw.com
This Greenspoon Marder LLP Client Alert is issued for informational purposes only and is not intended to be construed or used as general legal advice nor a solicitation of any type. Please contact the author(s) or your Greenspoon Marder LLP contact if you have any questions regarding the currency of this information. The hiring of a lawyer is an important decision. Before you decide, ask for written information about the lawyer’s legal qualifications and experience.
