DC restaurant alleges unfair competition in suit against Trump, DC hotel
Source: CNN
The fact that a restaurant brought this new lawsuit could be significant, as some have questioned whether outside ethics groups have sufficient "standing" -- the legal ability to pursue a case against Trump. In order to bring a lawsuit, courts have said one must show their standing to sue by articulating how you suffered a concrete and particularized injury.
The couple claims that prior to Trump's election, Cork hosted an event for the ambassador of Azerbaijan and has seen a decline in business since Inauguration Day compared to earlier years. But the couple did not identify any clients who specifically said they were pulling out of an event at Cork because of Trump's hotel.
The couple is also not seeking any monetary damages in the lawsuit -- the pair said the only potential ways to remedy the unfair competition associated with the hotel are: (a) for the hotel restaurants to close while Trump is president; (b) for Trump to divest himself of any interest in the hotel; or (c) for Trump to resign as president.
Aside from this new lawsuit, a coalition of ethic watchdogs escalated their concerns on Wednesday, calling on US Attorney Preet Bharara in the Southern District of New York to investigate Trump.
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/09/politics/trump-hotel-unfair-competition-lawsuit/
These people are my heroes! Hopefully this is the first of many similar lawsuits.
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