BALDWIN, Long Island, New York, June 13 2016 - - A Baldwin business owner spoke with News 12 Long Island about how she had to fight Donald Trump over the name of her travel business.
Claudia Rabin-Manning bought Trump Travel in 1989. Shortly after, she was slapped with a lawsuit by the presumptive Republican presidential candidate for using his last name.
She says the family-operated travel agency had already been named Trump Travel when she bought it - the name referring to a term used when playing cards.
The lawsuit was eventually settled and wound up costing Manning thousands in legal fees. The judge ruled that Manning had to use a disclaimer saying her business was not in any way related to Donald Trump. That wound up including her stationary, emails and even the sign outside the building - “Not affiliated with Donald J. Trump or the Trump Organization”.
Manning says her agency's name did bring attention to her business, but just not in a positive way.
Trump's attorneys made a second attempt to sue the travel agency for a similar reason in the 1990s, but that attempt was also unsuccessful.
This article published by News 12 Long Island
