SAN DIEGO (CN) - Donald #Trump cannot escape class action claims that his profit-seeking real estate school used misleading advertising to commit financial elder abuse and deceptive trade, a federal judge ruled. Lead plaintiff Tarla Makaeff sued Trump and Trump University in 2010, claiming she spent $60,000 for a real estate program that consisted of seminars that were little better than infomercials.
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[U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel] granted summary judgment to Trump University and Donald Trump on the students' claims for injunctive relief under California's Unfair Competition Law, False Advertising Law and Consumer Legal Remedies Act. But Trump University is not entitled to summary judgment on the rest of the students' claims - including restitution for unfair competition and false advertising.
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"This means that every person will ultimately have to prove he or she received nothing of value from Trump University. We look forward to finally bringing this case to a jury, where we will show that 98 percent of Trump University students admitted to having a positive experience and everyone received a valuable real estate education," [Jill Martin, assistant general counsel for the Trump Organization] said.
He himself did not make any misrepresentations - http://www.courthousenews.com/2015/11/20/trump-cant-duck-financial-abuse-claims.htm