Judge Dismisses Federal Lawsuit Over Trump’s Promotion of Marketing Business

The years-long lawsuit alleging former President Donald Trump defrauded individuals in his promotion of a multi-level marketing venture has been dismissed by a federal judge but with the assumption that plaintiffs would bring their claims in state court. In an order dated Jan. 11, New York District Judge Lorna Schofield dismissed the case “without prejudice to refiling in state court,” noting that it was better suited for courts in California, Maryland, and Pennsylvania where the plaintiffs’ claims fell under state law. The dismissal came roughly three months after she refused to certify the lawsuit as a class action. In 2019, the Trump Corporation received a partial motion to dismiss causes of action under the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, which Judge Schofield said were “the only claims arising under federal law.”...