Trump University Lawsuits May Not Be Closed After All

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Source: New York Times

President Trump’s postelection agreement to pay $25 million appeared to settle the fraud claims arising from his defunct for-profit education venture, Trump University. But a former student is now asking to opt out of the settlement, a move that, if permitted, could put the deal in jeopardy.

Lawyers for the student, Sherri Simpson of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Monday asked a federal judge in San Diego to reject the settlement unless former students are given an opportunity to be excluded from the deal so they can sue Mr. Trump individually.

If the judge, Gonzalo Curiel, decides that Ms. Simpson and potentially others should have that chance, legal experts say it could disrupt the settlement because Mr. Trump and his lawyers saw the deal as a way to resolve all of the claims, once and for all, to avoid a trial and distractions to his presidency.

“If even one person could opt out of the settlement and force a trial, that might, in fact, crater the deal,” said Shaun Martin, a professor at the University of San Diego School of Law. “I’m sure Judge Curiel will be aware of that.”


Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/06/autossell/trump-university-class-action-lawsuit-settlement.html

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This could be great.

[PoliticAverse]

1. Rec'd for exposure. I wonder if a "good samaratin" will step in to help make this happen. n/t

[exboyfil]

2. I honestly think Judge Curiel worked to get a settlement

for the best interests of the country thinking that maybe Trump had some level of competence.

I wonder if he has concluded differently now. Better to continue to throw wood on the fire and burn him out of office. Was the lawsuit opt in or opt out?

[grantcart]

7. I believe it is opt out

It seems to me that various attorneys that were not in the settlement package might be pitching a separate law suit to get in on the fee.

The problem is that the original attorneys did a mammoth amount of work and would need to be included in any separate settlement.

For example see this gruelling deposition of Trump

https://www.washingtonpost.com/apps/g/page/politics/deposition-of-donald-trump-on-trump-university/1981/

[louis-t]

3. Thanks, Obama.

Tee hee!

[Angry Dragon]

4. Court then prison

[benld74]

5. Distractions to his *residency!! Gotta love that one

[sheshe2]

6. Hell Yes!

[zentrum]

8. Hang in there Ms. Simpson!

[Mme. Defarge]

9. Let it be so!

[Crash2Parties]

10. "distractions to his presidency" - would anyone even notice???