No publicly reported lawsuit settlement amounts exist directly against Vacation Village Resorts. The largest payout in the surrounding timeshare litigation is the $13 million Zwicky v. Diamond Resorts class action settlement, which resolved claims about inflated assessment fees charged to a different owners association and does not name Vacation Village. A separate wave of class action cases filed in 2023 against Vacation Village’s parent company, The Berkley Group, remains active without disclosed settlement figures, and a 2020 case brought by Berkley against a timeshare exit attorney ended in a confidential resolution.
Can a Vacation Village Owner Claim Money From the Zwicky Settlement?
Not based on the public record. The Zwicky class was defined as current and former members of the Premiere Vacation Collection Owners Association who were assessed fees for any calendar year from 2011 through 2022.1Zwicky Assessment Settlement. Frequently Asked Questions Vacation Village Resorts is a brand of The Berkley Group, a separate company. The settlement website and court documents do not mention Vacation Village.2Zwicky Assessment Settlement. Zwicky Assessment Settlement Homepage
Timeshare corporate structures do get tangled. Diamond Resorts absorbed properties from ILX Resorts into its U.S. Collection trust, expanding from 24 to 37 resorts, so some owners bought through one brand and ended up assessed by another.3Justia. Zwicky et al v. Diamond Resorts Incorporated et al, No. 2:2020cv02322 If a Vacation Village owner’s points were somehow folded into the Premiere Vacation Collection, they could have qualified, but that link is not established in the available record. The practical way to check is to look at what association assessed you and whether “Premiere Vacation Collection” appears on your fee statements between 2011 and 2022.
What the Zwicky Settlement Paid
The case, Zwicky, et al. v. Diamond Resorts International, Inc., et al., Case No. CV-20-02322-PHX-DJH, was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. Plaintiffs alleged that Diamond Resorts International, Diamond Resorts Management, and individual executives intentionally underestimated annual assessment fees, hiding management costs to make ownership look cheaper than it was. Claims were brought under the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, Arizona’s anti-racketeering statute, and the Arizona Timeshare Owners Association and Management Act.3Justia. Zwicky et al v. Diamond Resorts Incorporated et al, No. 2:2020cv02322 After a November 2021 mediation, the parties agreed to a $13 million fund. The court granted final approval on April 16, 2024, and the case was terminated in July 2024. Diamond Resorts did not admit wrongdoing.1Zwicky Assessment Settlement. Frequently Asked Questions
How the Fund Was Split
The $13 million was divided this way:
- Attorneys’ fees of $3,250,000, or 25% of the fund.
- Litigation expenses of $22,335.45.
- Service awards of $10,000 to lead plaintiff Norman Zwicky and $1,500 each to plaintiffs George Abarca, Vikki Osborn, and Elizabeth Stryks-Shaw.
- The remainder distributed to roughly 26,500 class members after administration costs, with unclaimed residual funds going to Habitat for Humanity as a cy pres recipient.
Individual Payout Amounts
There was no fixed per-person figure. Each class member’s share was calculated from the number of Points they owned, the total assessments paid on those Points, the length of ownership, and the number of class members remaining after opt-outs. No claim form was required; eligible members who did not opt out by December 26, 2023 were automatically included.1Zwicky Assessment Settlement. Frequently Asked Questions
Checks went out around July 29, 2024. Class member reports on timeshare owner forums showed a wide range: some owners received roughly $124 to $160, while one former ILX/Premiere Vacation Club member reported receiving approximately $435. A secondary distribution of about $43 per person was mailed in November 2025 to members who had cashed their initial checks, funded by uncashed first-round payments.4TUG BBS. Anyone Else Get Unexpected Money
For rough scale: after deducting about $3.28 million in fees, expenses, and service awards from the $13 million, roughly $9.7 million was available for distribution across about 26,500 members. An equal split would be near $366 per person, but the weighted formula produced checks both well below and somewhat above that figure.
Pending Class Actions Against The Berkley Group
In 2023, a law firm announced it was filing class action cases against The Berkley Group, which it described as encompassing Vacation Village and a related brand called Lando. The lawsuits alleged a widespread failure to provide government-mandated warnings to timeshare buyers before contracts were signed. Those warnings, required by state consumer protection laws, advise purchasers that timeshares are not good investments, do not appreciate in value, are difficult to resell, and that buyers should not rely on oral promises. The firm noted that violations of these disclosure requirements can carry punitive damages of up to $500,000.5BusinessWire. The Timeshare Law Firm Filing Class Action Cases Against Major Timeshare Resorts No settlement amounts from these cases appear in available records.
Berkley Vacation Resorts v. Sussman
Berkley Vacation Resorts, Inc. sued timeshare exit attorney Mitchell Reed Sussman in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Case No. 0:18-cv-62372. The case ended in May 2020 with judgment entered for the plaintiffs. The parties reached a confidential settlement with a stipulated judgment that would only become enforceable if a court found the settlement had been breached.6PACER Monitor. Berkley Vacation Resorts, Inc. v. Sussman The dollar amount was not publicly disclosed.
Why the Corporate Ownership Change Matters
As of January 2025, The Berkley Group was acquired by Vacatia, Inc. in a deal financed with affiliates of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited. The combined operation services over 460,000 owners and manages more than 11,000 units across 13 states. Berkley Group and its property management arm, Daily Management, Inc., kept their existing operations and locations after the acquisition.7ARDA. Vacatia Acquires the Berkley Group and Daily Management If you are watching for a settlement or considering joining a class, this reshuffling can change which entity is named as a defendant and which owners fall inside the class definition.