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Trump University Lawsuit: Donald Trump’s Lawyers Want It Delayed Months

Donald Trump’s attorneys filed a motion to delay until after the presidential inauguration a class-action fraud lawsuit involving the president-elect and his now-defunct Trump University. Related Articles Trump University lawsuit: Judge Curiel won’t bar controversial statements In the motion filed Saturday evening in San Diego federal court, Trump’s lawyer Daniel Petrocelli …


US Judge Encourages Settlement in Trump University Lawsuit

A US federal judge has encouraged lawyers involved in a class-action lawsuit against President-elect Donald Trump’s now-defunct university to settle the case out of court. US District Judge Gonzalo Curiel, whom Trump accused of bias during the campaign because of his Mexican heritage, said at a hearing in San Diego, California, yesterday that another judge had offered to work with both sides on a possible settlement. …



Judge Tosses Attempt to Dismiss Trump University Fraud Lawsuit

A federal judge on Monday shot down another attempt by Donald Trump to stop a group of former students from suing his former real estate school. Trump had argued that the fraud lawsuit shouldn’t have class action status because one of the students in the case, Sonny Low, didn’t actually care whether Trump University was accredited. But U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel ruled that …


MillerCoors Gets Blue Moon ‘Craft Beer’ Lawsuit Thrown Out

MillerCoors LLC won the dismissal of a proposed class action lawsuit by a self-described beer aficionado who said the brewing giant tricked consumers into paying premium prices for Blue Moon by falsely portraying it as “craft beer.” U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel in San Diego said the plaintiff, Evan Parent, did not show MillerCoors affirmatively misrepresented the origins of Blue Moon, a …




Judge to Consider Timing of Trump University Trial

U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel has said he wanted a trial by the middle of this year in a federal class-action lawsuit against Donald Trump by students of Trump University who say they were defrauded. That was before the real estate mogul appeared headed for the Republican presidential nomination. The judge is expected to address timing at a final pretrial conference Friday in San Diego.


Donald Trump Says He Wants to Go to Court in the Trump University Lawsuit—But His Lawyers Don’t

In December, in a deposition regarding one of the class-action lawsuits being brought against Trump University, Donald Trump said, “I’m dying to go to court on this case.” On Friday, however, his lawyers argued that by requesting a summer trial the plaintiffs were trying to undermine his presidential campaign. “I so look forward to having this case go to court. I’ve been waiting for it for a …