The proposed settlement in the Trump University lawsuit came under attack today. One of the victims in the fraud and racketeering case against Donald J. Trump pending before Hon. Gonzalo P. Curiel in San Diego federal court objected to the proposed class-action settlement. In her filing, class member Sherri B. Simpson pointed out that class members were promised, in writing, that they would receive an opportunity “to be excluded from any settlement” and take their own claims to trial against Mr. Trump. And yet, her objection notes, the settling parties signed a settlement agreement that provides class members may not opt out. Ms. Simpson’s objection asks Judge Curiel to enforce the promise and allow her – and any other victims who choose to pass on the proposed deal – to proceed to a fraud and racketeering trial against Mr. Trump.

Ms. Simpson is clear on what she is seeking: “We are now asking Judge Curiel to hold the parties to their promises and let victims decide if they want to settle with Mr. Trump or take their individual cases to trial. It’s a matter of fairness and of due process. People deserve their day in court. That’s why I filed the objection.”

ECBAWM attorneys Andrew Celli and Ilann Maazel represent Sherri Simpson along with Gary Friedman of Friedman Law Group and Markun Zusman Freniere & Compton LLP in California.

Read more about the case in press coverage by the New York Times.