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Re: Manhattan Club Lawsuit (by Jeffrey W.):

All owners, take note. Next status conference between attorneys from AG and MHC and NY court referee is Friday March 20. It is a private session, which means they may release nothing about it. Last status conference was March 6, and it included new attorneys for the club who are supposedly expert in criminal defense matters. Eichner's new defense attorney is Gerald Shargel; he can be reached at 212-294-2637. Shargel signed onto the case in late February after Eichner's former attorneys opted out --- or were fired --- following the AG's refusal to approve payment of attorney fees and legal costs. And while the attorneys on all sides continue to rack up new billing hours, just like a taxicab driver recording every tenth of a mile through Manhattan, take time to recall that one year ago, in April 2014, the AG's office launched a sting operation whereby undercover agents recorded excruciatingly incriminating and misleading timeshare presentations from former Manhattan Club sales people. That's where owners are today; one year later and still waiting for clarity on what to do with their ownerships, their maintenance fees and their ability to secure reservations. We'll have more in a follow-up report on RedWeek.com and other forums.