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Trump University plaintiff seeks to withdraw from lawsuit
Yahoo News via AP ^ | 03/09/2016 | Elliot Spagat

Posted on 03/09/2016 8:51:24 AM PST by SeekAndFind

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Plaintiffs in class action lawsuits do absolutely nothing. They have no expenses. The lawyers do all the work. She might have to give 1 deposition and produce her paperwork related to the course. She is quitting the case because she’s a terrible plaintiff. She has the nerve to try and blame her quitting on Trump. Probably the lawyers want to find a better plaintiff. The idea that thousands of people are suing Trump is ridiculous. It is just the lawyers and they just need one or two friendly plaintiffs. In the end, the lawyers end up with all the money. Everyone who has ever gotten a class action lawsuit notice in the mail or an email should realize this. You end up getting $0.50 and the court authorizes 20 million dollars for the lawyers.


21 posted on 03/09/2016 9:11:29 AM PST by Williams (Dear God, please save us from the Democrats. And the Republicans.)
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To: Raycpa

” Something isn’t right.”

Trump’s lawyers probably have scores of people that made lots of money using what they learned at Trump “University.”


22 posted on 03/09/2016 9:13:24 AM PST by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra (Don't touch that thing Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that thing!)
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To: austinaero
Taking abuse? What kind of abuse?

According to her, unless she was lying.

23 posted on 03/09/2016 9:13:46 AM PST by Raycpa
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To: SeekAndFind

She was told it would be quick easy money. LOL!


24 posted on 03/09/2016 9:14:24 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: 4rcane

seems to me, if Trump can be sued, so can most of the American universities that offer degrees in BS that lead to college graduate unemployment and the subsequent inability to repay student loans.


25 posted on 03/09/2016 9:16:29 AM PST by RC one
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The Better Business Bureau said Tuesday that it rated Trump University a D- in 2010, which improved to A+ by January 2015 as the business appeared to wind down and older complaints automatically rolled off its books....

Trump sued for defamation, seeking $1 million. Makaeff prevailed on appeal, and a judge last year ordered Trump to pay $798,779 in her legal fees...


26 posted on 03/09/2016 9:21:04 AM PST by D-fendr (Deus non alligatur sacramentis sed nos alligamur.)
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To: bigbob

I bet she doesn’t have black hair...................


27 posted on 03/09/2016 9:21:26 AM PST by Red Badger (The Left doesn't like him and the Right doesn't like him, so he must be the right guy for the job...)
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To: Artcore

>>>Donald Trump: “I DON’T SETTLE!”

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-mo-donald-trump-settles-baja-mexico-condo-resort-lawsuit-20131127-story.html


28 posted on 03/09/2016 9:25:07 AM PST by D-fendr (Deus non alligatur sacramentis sed nos alligamur.)
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To: Sacajaweau

In my years of quite a few women I have found some are beautiful , but only skin deep. Kelly is a classic example of that.


29 posted on 03/09/2016 9:25:07 AM PST by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: SeekAndFind

Oh it was ok when no one knew who she was, now being bought out and proved a liar, she’s not to interested now, so she pulled back...

Trump knows what he is doing, you don’t settle, go to court, most of the time, people will back off, and this is exactly what she is doing...

Way.To.Go.Trump!!!


30 posted on 03/09/2016 9:26:26 AM PST by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump; Trump; Trump; Trump; 100%)
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To: SeekAndFind
Sounds like to me that Tarla Makaeff just wasn't able to learn. Looks like the course was not to blame but a poor idiot student is the problem. Same thing in our current higher education facilities, some students are just goof offs.
31 posted on 03/09/2016 9:30:34 AM PST by Logical me
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To: austinaero

My nieces live in Irvine. No big deal.


32 posted on 03/09/2016 9:30:36 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: Raycpa

Of course not, this is Trumps routine, keep it in litigation until you break the back of the small guy. In this case, Trump has probably threatened to sue her, and the threat is enough for her to know, further legal procedures would finish her off.

Wouldn’t you love to know how much this a$$ clown pays in legal expenses every year?


33 posted on 03/09/2016 9:31:01 AM PST by Toespi
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To: 5thGenTexan

Ever dealt with a frivolous lawsuit?


34 posted on 03/09/2016 9:36:39 AM PST by EDINVA
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To: SeekAndFind

a bit like the American Pickers girl, but without the tattoos.


35 posted on 03/09/2016 9:36:57 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: SeekAndFind

The claim is that Trump U promised to teach real estate investing and the plaintiffs claim that didn’t happen. It seems to me that should be easy to determine. How many students were there versus how many claim they weren’t taught. This sounds to me like a few people didn’t or couldn’t learn.


36 posted on 03/09/2016 9:44:40 AM PST by captain_dave
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To: Sacajaweau
Trump filed a suit against her saying she was malicious. The court found that she was NOT malicious in her suit and her lawyer did very well in the settlement.

Not sure what happened in the suit, but under the law, malicious prosecution based on a civil lawsuit requires that the civil suit have concluded in a final judgment in which the defendant was completely vindicated. (Also, that there was no probable cause for bringing the suit and that the plaintiff was motivated by "malice".) I have not read anywhere that the case against Trump University has ever proceeded to trial and final judgment (i.e., judgment entered after all appeals are exhausted). So I don't know why Trump's lawyers would have filed an action for malicious prosecution, and if they did, I can see why it was dismissed in the pleading stage or at summary judgment. If such a cross-complaint were filed without meeting the requirements, I could see a judge awarding costs and maybe even fees to the other side.

Is that what happened here? If so, it has no bearing on anything related to what remains of the original case.

37 posted on 03/09/2016 9:49:01 AM PST by Defiant (After 8 years of Chump Change, it's time for Trump Change!!)
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To: Artcore

Imagine what President Trump would do vs the Libs and RINO’s!


38 posted on 03/09/2016 9:51:03 AM PST by Lockbox
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To: EDINVA

I find it curious that misrepresenting your business is now defended in earnest here.. Even at the height of the attacks on GWB, there was not a pattern of complete devotion to him at this level. The unbridled defense of all things Trump show he was right about the zealotry of his followers with the 5th Ave shooting statement.

And to call the entire Trump U issue frivolous, you have to forget there was a criminal investigation as well. That was dropped when the cease and desist in that state was obeyed.

Does that, plus his behavior of lawsuits (169 on record), sound like who you want in charge of the FBI, IRS and DOJ?


39 posted on 03/09/2016 9:51:20 AM PST by 5thGenTexan
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To: Toespi
Of course not, this is Trumps routine, keep it in litigation until you break the back of the small guy. In this case, Trump has probably threatened to sue her, and the threat is enough for her to know, further legal procedures would finish her off.

But maybe its just me, but if Trumps lawyers "put me through the wringer" for six years I think I could manage a few more weeks. Again, something about this story isn't right.

40 posted on 03/09/2016 9:56:17 AM PST by Raycpa
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