PARKER WAICHMAN LLP FILES CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST TRUMP ORGANIZATION FOR OVERCHARGING RENTERS
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., July 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- New York State Supreme Court Judge Richard Velasquez denied requests by former President Donald J. Trump, Trump Organization Inc., and others, to dismiss a proposed class action lawsuit brought by plaintiffs represented by Parker Waichman LLP against members of the Trump Family and dozens of present and former owners, management companies, and accountants claimed to have participated in or profited from a rent overcharge scheme that unlawfully inflated the rents on at least 14,000 rent-regulated apartments in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island from 1992 through the present day. https://www.yourlawyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-06-29-Decisio.... Discovery in this matter will now commence.
- Discovery in this matter will now commence.
- In a class action complaint filed by Parker Waichman LLP on March 15, 2022 (Index No.
- The Court disagreed, holding that the Complaint, consisting of 315 pages and 834 paragraphs, provided Defendants with sufficient notice of Plaintiffs' fraud and RICO claims.
- Jerrold S. Parker, Founding Partner of Parker Waichman LLP, stated "The Court's decision represents yet another legal reckoning for the former President and The Trump Organization."