Trump University Lawsuit Closer To Trial
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Donald Trump may face trial on allegations his “Trump University” misled people who spent up to $35,000 and got little in return.
Trump and his institution, now known as the Trump Entrepreneur Initiative, lost a bid Wednesday in U.S. District Court in San Diego to throw out claims by former students, who were allegedly promised seminars as good as the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton business school –- Trump’s alma mater – that would be taught by “handpicked” instructors.
A pretrial hearing for the five-year-old lawsuit is set for January, according to Bloomberg. The former Trump University students sued in 2010, claiming they were duped by real estate seminars promising “one-on-one mentorship, practical and fail-safe real estate techniques,” and a “power team” of real estate agents, lenders, property managers and contractors.
The school’s initial response to the lawsuit was to countersue the woman who filed it, accusing her of making false statements. Those defamation claims were thrown out last year.
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