Donald Trump Files Lawsuit Against Law Firm Over Legal Fees

Donald Trump is in the news once again. This time he is suing Manhattan law firm Morrison Cohen LLP and his lawyer who represented him in a malpractice suit, saying that the law firm has treated him like a “cash cow” by overcharging him and performing unnecessary work in order to bill more hours and therefore handing him what he feels is a huge legal bill. Mr. Trump is claiming he has enough experience in dealing with lawyers and feels that he knows when he’s been overcharged on legal fees. This time he feels that the legal fees quoted are not fair and a malpractice suit is in order. Trump, who has said that he has already paid Morrison Cohen $1 million in legal fees, is asking for $3 million in damages in his malpractice suit.

“I have dealt with a lot of lawyers and paid a lot of legal fees,” says Mr. Trump. “I have a Ph.D. in legal fees. I know when fees are fair and when they are not.”

Overview of the Legal Battle

Morrison Cohen’s David Scharf was hired by Trump last year to represent him in a suit against a golf course contractor, who Trump felt overcharged him for the service. They won the case and Justice Kenneth M. Rudolph who handled the case, awarded Trump almost $2 million in damages for the earth-moving contract and about $40,000 for the infrastructure. In addition, $1.3 million was also awarded for attorney’s fees. Despite the success of the malpractice suit, Trump feels that Morrison Cohen should have advised him not to pursue the infrastructure claims since it would certainly incur more cost and would outweigh any recovery. He said that most of their conversations were centered on legal fees and very little was discussed about the merit of the case.

“Ninety percent of the conversations I had with David Scharf were about legal fees, not the case,” said Trump. “We won the case because I’m a great witness.”

On the other hand, David Scharf maintains that the infrastructure issue was an integral part of the success of the case, and that it was necessary because the defendant has raised the issue. Scharf said that Trump was using his popularity as a negotiating tactic to get a discount because of the successful outcome of the case. Scharf also believes that his firm fairly billed Mr. Trump for the services rendered. They have counterclaimed for $470,000 in legal fees that they say remains unpaid.

This isn’t the first time Donald Trump has faced off against Morrison Cohen. Robert S. Cohen, the firm’s co-founder, represented Ivana Trump when she divorced from Mr. Trump in 1991.

“I beat him too,” said Mr. Trump, referring to attorney Robert S. Cohen’s attempt to bypass the Trump’s prenuptial agreement.

Donald Trump is represented in his malpractice suit by Alfred Donnellan of Delbello Donnellan Weingarten & Wiederkehr in White Plains, N.Y.

Self-Destructing Toilet: Woman Sues Trump Taj Mahal

Toilets are dangerous.

I didn’t know that. But know I do. They can put you in jail. They can give you serious injurious. I officially call for a ban on toilets and I expect all our loyal readers to join us in this mission to eliminate this scourge from the Earth.

But really, there’s been a recent upsurge in lawsuits involving everyone’s favorite bathroom fixture. You might recall the lady who screamed at her toilet and was almost put in jail. The brief rundown of that post was that a lady was getting irate and furious about her overflowing toilet. She started shouting expletives around and calling for her daughter to get a mop to clean the mess up. Neighbor is a police officer, calls the cops on her, and she gets cited for disorderly conduct.

Now the toilet strikes again. Its blood-lust cannot be controlled, you can only hope to contain it. And Donald Trump is pissed.

The self-destructing toilet incident

Jean Ciocci, a 74 year old woman from Philadelphia, was staying at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City. She decides to use the toilet in her room. CRACKKKK! The toilet breaks away from the wall – taking her down with it! Can you even imagine sitting on a toilet and it tears away from the bathroom wall? I mean, you sit down, its your private time to relax and get away from the world, and boom, you’re on the floor with a overflowing toilet on top of you. To add injury to insult, she suffered serious injuries which resulted in a disability in her arm. That’s major toilet damage!

She sued the Trump Taj Majal.

The result

The Trump Taj Mahal Casino believes it to be hard for Jean Ciocci to be able to prove her case. Even after this statement, they decided to settle with Ciocci for $1.2 million dollars – Ciocci accepted.

“I think the Trump casino behaved responsibly in terms of recognizing that the toilet wasn’t properly mounted and by offering a fair settlement in this case. We’re hoping she’ll be able to use some of this money to make improvements to her house so she’ll be able to get around,” said Daniel J. Mann, who is Ciocci’s lawyer.

When will toilets stop their destructive warpath? Stop the madness!