LOS ANGELES: A federal appeals court cleared the way Tuesday for students who claim they were duped by the now-defunct Trump University to get most of their money back. The $25 million settlement, approved in March, had been threatened by a lone objector, Florida lawyer and Trump University attendee Sherri Simpson, who wanted to opt out and take President Donald Trump to court on her own. The original ruling from Judge Gonzalo Curiel – who Trump would later claim was biased against the president due to his Mexican heritage – ended three lawsuits relating to Trump University, affecting around 4,000 claimants. Students paid as much as $35,000 to enroll at Trump University – in operation from 2005 to 2011 – wrongly believing they would make it big in real estate after being taught by the Manhattan property tycoon’s hand-picked experts. “This has been an incredibly long, hard fight – and today’s ruling brings thousands of Americans one step closer to finally putting Trump University behind them,” she added.

Source: New Strait Times February 07, 2018 04:57 UTC