Coking vs. C.R.D.A., Donald Trump, and Trump Plaza

Represented senior citizen and widow Vera Coking successfully against Donald Trump, Trump Plaza, and the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority in eminent domain and personal injury cases where they collectively tried to take her property by eminent domain for a project adjacent to the Trump Plaza in Atlantic City. This matter is a reported decision in New Jersey (C.R.D.A. v. Banin, 320 N.J.Super. 342 (Law Div. 1998)) where the New Jersey Superior Court upheld Ms. Coking’s right to keep her property and awarded attorney’s fees and costs on her behalf. Her personal injury case was settled on her behalf during the course of the trial in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Deposition of Donald J. Trump dated July 17, 1996. View PDF