Appeals court rejects challenge to Trump University settlement
Source: Politico
The objector wanted to take president to trial over the fraud claims.
By JOSH GERSTEIN 02/06/2018 11:39 AM EST
A federal appeals court has upheld the $25 million settlement President Donald Trump agreed to in a bid to resolve long running lawsuits claiming fraud in his Trump University real estate seminar venture.
The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals rejected a challenge brought by Florida bankruptcy lawyer Sherri Simpson, who said she wanted to take Trump to trial over the $19,000 she paid for classes and a mentorship program.
Lawyers for Simpson said notices sent to thousands of Trump University participants earlier in the litigation promised the right to opt out of the class-action suits immediately or after any settlement was proposed, but the three-judge appeals court panel disagreed.
"Reading the notice as a whole and in context, we conclude that it promised only one opportunity to opt out," Judge Jacqueline Nguyen wrote, joined by Judges Andrew Hurwitz and Steven Logan. "The correct inquiry here is what an average class member would have understood the notice to guarantee ... and the actions of the class members in this case bolster our conclusion that a reasonable reading of the notice precludes Simpson’s interpretation. Among over eight thousand class members, Simpson is the only one advancing this understanding of the notice."
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