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Trump Sues Seminole Casino Partners

BALTIMORE, Maryland – As reported by the Baltimore Sun: "Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against the Baltimore-based Cordish Co. and its partners in the Seminole Hard Rock Casino project, claiming the developers fraudulently represented themselves as Trump associates to land the lucrative deal with the tribe.

"Trump spent three years and 'great expense' trying to negotiate a casino development deal with the Seminole Tribe but was told by former confidant Richard T. Fields that such a deal 'would not be possible,' according to the lawsuit. Then, the lawsuit alleges, Fields left Trump's organization and formed a partnership with Cordish Co. officials David S. Cordish and Joseph Weinberg, who conspired to mislead the Seminole Tribe by creating the impression that Trump was still behind their efforts.

"The Cordish team negotiated contracts to build Hard Rock Hotel and Casino complexes on Seminole reservations in Tampa and Hollywood that are estimated to earn the developers $1.3 billion over the next decade.

"Cordish, who was out of the country yesterday, issued a statement denying the claims in the lawsuit as a 'ludicrous work of fiction' and said the suit had been filed in the name of a Trump company 'that is literally in bankruptcy.'

"…The lawsuit, filed in Broward Circuit Court, seeks unspecified damages. But Trump's attorney said the veteran casino developer thinks he is entitled to all of the profits that Cordish and Fields stand to earn from the Seminole Tribe deal. He said Trump hopes to renew his old relationship with the Seminoles and replace Cordish as the tribe's casino partner…"

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