Trump Can’t Duck Financial Abuse Claims
Donald Trump cannot escape class action claims that his profit-seeking real estate school used misleading advertising to commit financial elder abuse and deceptive trade, a federal judge ruled. Lead plaintiff Tarla Makaeff sued Trump and Trump University in 2010, claiming she spent $60,000 for a real estate program that consisted of seminars that were little better than infomercials. The class was certified in 2014 to include all people who purchased a Trump University three-day live workshop or program in California, New York and Florida, and have not received a full refund. The main class was divided into five subclasses based on their age and where they purchased the programs. U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel on Wednesday denied most of Trump’s requests for summary judgment.
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