Fordham Law Professor Howard Erichson, civil procedure expert, is quoted in a New York Times piece discussing former President Trump’s $250 million fraud lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James.
While there is no doubt that the former president is worth a lot of money, the trial will determine how much he and his adult sons exaggerated that wealth and what the ultimate consequences will be.
Howard M. Erichson, a professor at Fordham Law School who specializes in civil procedure, emphasized that Justice Engoron’s earlier decision had already resolved the question of fraud at the heart of the case. What remained were details, he said.
“But those details are important,” he said, “Because those details determine what Donald J. Trump and the Trump Organization will be prohibited from doing, as well as the size of any civil penalty.”
Read “Trump’s Trial Starts Monday. It Will Spotlight What He’s Really Worth.” in The New York Times.