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rsdsharp

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10. Ordinarily, fraud is grounds to invalidate an agreement.

Reply to jaxexpat (Reply #8)

Tue Nov 15, 2022, 02:03 PM

Nov 2022

In addition, the statute of limitations doesn’t begin to run until the defrauded party discovers, or in the exercise of reasonable care, should have discovered the fraud.

She says she discovered the fraud after retrieving documents for the NY Times. However, she retrieved them from HER attorney, so she wasn’t defrauded, because she had the information of the true value of the estate all along. It’s just that she, and presumably her attorney, didn’t look at it.

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Donald Trump's niece loses lawsuit over inheritance [View all] discocrisco01 Nov 2022 OP

It is hard to invalidate a release LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2022 #1

So she got 2.7mill. Than signed off in a settlement. Srkdqltr Nov 2022 #2

I can see why she lost. jimfields33 Nov 2022 #3

She must've known this, so I wonder why she pursued it. She's shown excellent judgment elsewhere.... TheRickles Nov 2022 #5

She is still a Trump no matter how reasonable she sounds on the talk shows. Srkdqltr Nov 2022 #6

Wow what a blanket statement. So NO One (from many & our POV) from a larger part of a disgusting... electric_blue68 Nov 2022 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author Srkdqltr Nov 2022 #17

7 & 9 were not posted when my #6 was posted. Srkdqltr Nov 2022 #18

Just like TFG does with his real estate... Mawspam2 Nov 2022 #4

She has said the settlement was based on fraud. rickford66 Nov 2022 #7

Exactly what two of the KKKoch brothers did to the other two Bengus81 Nov 2022 #9

Did not know this, I wonder when the one brother recently died (last year or so) if the other one SWBTATTReg Nov 2022 #14

I don't see that the judge addressed the contention that Mary was given false information. jaxexpat Nov 2022 #8

Ordinarily, fraud is grounds to invalidate an agreement. rsdsharp Nov 2022 #10

Is she, then, a victim of her attorney's incompetence? jaxexpat Nov 2022 #11

If they didn't review the documents, or tell about them if they did, then yes, probably. rsdsharp Nov 2022 #12

Is there redress? jaxexpat Nov 2022 #13

I suppose she could sue for malpractice, although the statute may have run. rsdsharp Nov 2022 #16

Oh well. Too bad for Mary Trump. jaxexpat Nov 2022 #19