Trump University cases ended in a $25 million settlement
Reporting and findings
- settled
The Trump University litigation settlement totaled $25 million and was expected to return approximately 80 to 90 percent of the money paid by approved class members.
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit: Low v. Trump University, LLC, No. 17-55635Opinion pp. 5-7, settlement fund and estimated class recovery
- settled
The New York Attorney General announced on April 9, 2018 that Judge Gonzalo Curiel had finalized the $25 million Trump University settlement.
- Office of the New York Attorney General: A.G. Schneiderman Statement On Final Trump University SettlementApril 9, 2018 statement announcing Judge Curiel's order finalizing the $25 million settlement.
Summary and current status
The settlement resolved class and New York claims and was designed to return about 80 to 90 percent of approved class members' payments.
Final settlement approved
People and organizations
- Trump University class-action settlementconsumer litigation settlement
- Donald J. Trumpsettling defendant
Relationships in this file
- Donald J. Trumpsettled Trump University litigationTrump University class-action settlement
Money trail
paymentTrump University settlement fund$25 million - Committed by / source
- Trump University settlement defendants
- Committed to
- Approved Trump University class members
Figures
Trump University: final settlement$25,000,000 Calculation details
- Basis
- Observed
- Population
- The global resolution of the two California Trump University class actions and New York enforcement action.
- Period
- 2018-04-09 to 2018-04-09
- As of
- 2018-04-09
- Method
- Add $21 million for the class settlement and $4 million for the New York action once, in nominal USD; do not count the shared $25 million separately for each lawsuit.
- Uncertainty
- The defendants did not admit wrongdoing. This is a finalized settlement obligation, not an adjudicated fraud finding or a statement of an unpaid balance.