N.Y. Attorney General sues Donald Trump's Trump University
To all the little kids out there hoping against hope to go to Trump University when they grow up: You may need to look for a safety school.
August 26, 2013 at 06:06 AM
3 minute read
The original version of this story was published on Law.com
To all the little kids out there hoping against hope to go to Trump University when they grow up: You may need to look for a safety school.
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is suing the school, owned by—who else?—Donald Trump, accusing it of being an unlicensed “elaborate bait-and-switch” sham of an educational institution for the past six years, according to NPR.
Trump made false promises in his advertisements, Schneiderman claimed in a statement, persuading people “to spend tens of thousands of dollars they couldn't afford for lessons they never got.”
Despite his big talk, Trump had not hired any instructors or created a curriculum for even one single class, according to the lawsuit. Instead, the university allegedly brought students in for a free seminar, which was a sales pitch for a three-day seminar that cost $1,495. Then, of course (you saw this coming) the three-day seminar tried to convince people to buy more and more expensive personal mentorship programs, which cost up to $35,000.
On his website, 98percentapproval.com, Trump claims that 98 percent of Trump University students “were not only satisfied with their Trump University experience, but would recommend the program to a friend,” and accuses Schneiderman of being politically motivated in his pursuit of Trump.
Read more about lawsuits involving schools on InsideCounsel:
To all the little kids out there hoping against hope to go to Trump University when they grow up: You may need to look for a safety school.
Trump made false promises in his advertisements, Schneiderman claimed in a statement, persuading people “to spend tens of thousands of dollars they couldn't afford for lessons they never got.”
Despite his big talk, Trump had not hired any instructors or created a curriculum for even one single class, according to the lawsuit. Instead, the university allegedly brought students in for a free seminar, which was a sales pitch for a three-day seminar that cost $1,495. Then, of course (you saw this coming) the three-day seminar tried to convince people to buy more and more expensive personal mentorship programs, which cost up to $35,000.
On his website, 98percentapproval.com, Trump claims that 98 percent of Trump University students “were not only satisfied with their Trump University experience, but would recommend the program to a friend,” and accuses Schneiderman of being politically motivated in his pursuit of Trump.
Read more about lawsuits involving schools on InsideCounsel:
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
NOT FOR REPRINT
© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
You Might Like
View AllCoinbase Hit With Antitrust Suit That Seeks to Change How Crypto Exchanges Operate
3 minute readBaker Botts' Biopharma Client Sues Former In-House Attorney, Others Alleging Extortion Scheme
Trending Stories
- 1Call for Nominations: Elite Trial Lawyers 2025
- 2Senate Judiciary Dems Release Report on Supreme Court Ethics
- 3Senate Confirms Last 2 of Biden's California Judicial Nominees
- 4Morrison & Foerster Doles Out Year-End and Special Bonuses, Raises Base Compensation for Associates
- 5Tom Girardi to Surrender to Federal Authorities on Jan. 7
Who Got The Work
Michael G. Bongiorno, Andrew Scott Dulberg and Elizabeth E. Driscoll from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr have stepped in to represent Symbotic Inc., an A.I.-enabled technology platform that focuses on increasing supply chain efficiency, and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The case, filed Oct. 2 in Massachusetts District Court by the Brown Law Firm on behalf of Stephen Austen, accuses certain officers and directors of misleading investors in regard to Symbotic's potential for margin growth by failing to disclose that the company was not equipped to timely deploy its systems or manage expenses through project delays. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton, is 1:24-cv-12522, Austen v. Cohen et al.
Who Got The Work
Edmund Polubinski and Marie Killmond of Davis Polk & Wardwell have entered appearances for data platform software development company MongoDB and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The action, filed Oct. 7 in New York Southern District Court by the Brown Law Firm, accuses the company's directors and/or officers of falsely expressing confidence in the company’s restructuring of its sales incentive plan and downplaying the severity of decreases in its upfront commitments. The case is 1:24-cv-07594, Roy v. Ittycheria et al.
Who Got The Work
Amy O. Bruchs and Kurt F. Ellison of Michael Best & Friedrich have entered appearances for Epic Systems Corp. in a pending employment discrimination lawsuit. The suit was filed Sept. 7 in Wisconsin Western District Court by Levine Eisberner LLC and Siri & Glimstad on behalf of a project manager who claims that he was wrongfully terminated after applying for a religious exemption to the defendant's COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The case, assigned to U.S. Magistrate Judge Anita Marie Boor, is 3:24-cv-00630, Secker, Nathan v. Epic Systems Corporation.
Who Got The Work
David X. Sullivan, Thomas J. Finn and Gregory A. Hall from McCarter & English have entered appearances for Sunrun Installation Services in a pending civil rights lawsuit. The complaint was filed Sept. 4 in Connecticut District Court by attorney Robert M. Berke on behalf of former employee George Edward Steins, who was arrested and charged with employing an unregistered home improvement salesperson. The complaint alleges that had Sunrun informed the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection that the plaintiff's employment had ended in 2017 and that he no longer held Sunrun's home improvement contractor license, he would not have been hit with charges, which were dismissed in May 2024. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer, is 3:24-cv-01423, Steins v. Sunrun, Inc. et al.
Who Got The Work
Greenberg Traurig shareholder Joshua L. Raskin has entered an appearance for boohoo.com UK Ltd. in a pending patent infringement lawsuit. The suit, filed Sept. 3 in Texas Eastern District Court by Rozier Hardt McDonough on behalf of Alto Dynamics, asserts five patents related to an online shopping platform. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap, is 2:24-cv-00719, Alto Dynamics, LLC v. boohoo.com UK Limited.
Featured Firms
Law Offices of Gary Martin Hays & Associates, P.C.
(470) 294-1674
Law Offices of Mark E. Salomone
(857) 444-6468
Smith & Hassler
(713) 739-1250