Trump Lawyers Launch Appeal in 'Apprentice' Contestant Suit
President Donald Trump's lawyers are asking a New York state appeals court to throw out or freeze a defamation lawsuit by a former contestant on "The Apprentice" who has accused Trump of unwanted kissing and groping.
April 02, 2018 at 02:23 PM
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The original version of this story was published on New York Law Journal
Summer Zervos, center, with attorneys Mariann Meier Wang, left, and Gloria Allred, as they take questions from reporters following a December hearing in Zervos' defamation suit against President Donald Trump. Photo: Andrew Denney/NYLJ
President Donald Trump's lawyers are asking a New York state appeals court to throw out or freeze a defamation lawsuit by a former contestant on “The Apprentice” who has accused Trump of unwanted kissing and groping.
Notice of the appeal was filed Sunday.
Trump's lawyers are challenging a Manhattan judge's refusal last month to halt the lawsuit by former “Apprentice” contestant Summer Zervos.
Trump's lawyers want the appeals court to put the case on hold during his presidency.
Trump has denied subjecting Zervos to unwanted sexual advances. She is suing him for calling her a liar. Zervos wants an apology and at least $2,914.
The president's lawyers said his remarks were “non-defamatory opinions.”
Zervos' lawyer, Mariann Wang, said she believed the lower court's “well-reasoned” decision will be upheld.
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