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Re: Manhattan Club Lawsuit (by Chris V.):

hello jt,

it appears that there's no question regarding zimmerman's need for the TMC owners' list. TMC will certainly not relinquish this list, without a court's demand, citing privacy issues, a clever but viable and reasonable way of refusal. PERHAPS if zimmerman convinces the court that he needs the TMC owners' contact information to establish his lawsuit (regardless of the type of suit) he might get use of the list which would likely be only under the court's supervision to protect privacy laws/issues. i agree with you, with reservation, about new york state's lack of interest in our case. however, if the current nysag, barbara underwood takes a close look at how schneiderman bungled his case merely by accepting the nonsensical SETTLEMENT, having proven and having been admitted to by TMC that fraud was committed, there's criminality involved here. my conclusion is that zimmerman has a case, given his ability to use the famous or infamous LIST, and the nysag could also enter this arena of biblical proportions if she wished to do so.

my questions remain unanswered: did tucker confer with TMC management regarding the list of TMC owners' contact information as the court recommended at the december 12 hearing arranged by zimmerman.? if so what was the result of that meeting? did tucker get use of the list? does zimmerman also have access to the list to use in developing his suits?

craigr32 wrote:

J. T.,

He is not.

He is trying to work for the Owners who hired him in a parallel way using the same basic approach for each case. He is trying to keep costs down, sign up as many owners as he can (including me), and, as part of the deal, he also keeps any bonus awards such as punitive damages.

While I can't remember the details, a class action was a non-starter, and he could not afford to work on a contingent-only basis (neither could any other attorney).

While he may or may not be successful, this is the only viable approach the owners have right now. For all the hundreds of pages of venting, nobody has a better approach. The State of New York has no more interest in the case, and the city never did have an interest.