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Donald Trump Sued Everyone but His Hairdresser

"....Over the past few decades, the self-proclaimed "very rich" businessman has sued people, businesses and entire cities and countries. He's sued a newspaper, his ex-wife, a quaint business card store in Georgia and a Native American tribe. He's cried breach of contract, government favoritism, fraud, and libel.

Trump sues when he is made to feel small, insufficiently wealthy, threatened or mocked. He sues for sport, he sues to regain a sense of control, and he sues to make a point. He sues as a means of saying "you're fired" to those he does not employ.

But he sues, most of all, to make headlines and to reinforce the notion that he is powerful. Below, I picked some of the highlights, through a review of news coverage of filed and threatened lawsuits.

If you haven't yet been sued by Trump, don't worry, the odds suggest your day might yet come. I expect to be sued for this article."....

Sept 2011: Donald Trump Loses Libel Lawsuit Over Being Called A 'Millionaire'

"A New Jersey appeals court has affirmed a lower court's ruling to dismiss a defamation lawsuit brought by Donald Trump against a book author who claimed the real estate magnate/reality TV star isn't really a billionaire. In a ruling issued on Wednesday, the appeals court affirms that Trump hasn't demonstrated that author Timothy O'Brien committed "actual malice" by citing three unnamed sources who estimated the net worth of The Apprentice star to be between $150 million and $250 million.

Trump filed the $5 billion lawsuit in 2009 over O'Brien's book, TrumpNation: The Art of Being The Donald. The lawsuit was rejected in 2009 by a New Jersey superior judge. Trump then appealed the judgment on the theory that relying on anonymous sources could rise to the actual malice standard needed for public figures to prevail in a libel suit.

But a New Jersey appeals court doesn't see the logic here. According to the decision:......"

Trump: I'm worth whatever I feel

45 posted on 02/17/2016 10:17:34 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Yes but what were the results with the Ivana lawsuit.

Just curious, because this colors her recent endorsement of the Donald.


51 posted on 02/17/2016 10:23:35 AM PST by fooman (Get real with Kim Jung Mentally Ill about proliferation)
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