oct. 13 story correct description legal standard regard trump paragraph 15 alison frankel dan levine donald trump sue newspaper libel three decades despite republican presidential nominee repeatedly threaten course business career accord databases state federal court record lawyer new york real estate developer demand wednesday new york time retract story two women accuse trump inappropriately touch newspaper comply trump say allegations fabricate would pursue available action remedy lawyer marc kasowitz say letter trump say rally thursday prepare lawsuit attorney time david mccraw say story national importance paper would welcome opportunity defend court years media outlets include wall street journal village voice new york post fortune magazine report receive similar threats trump representatives advance unflattering article however trump rarely make good threats accord reuters review court docket database online legal research service westlaw unit thomson reuters last time sue news organization libel apparently 1984. trump file case chicago tribune architecture critic call propose 150-story manhattan skyscraper atrocious ugly monstrosity 1985 federal judge manhattan dismiss suit rule critic first amendment right express opinion skyscraper never build 32 years since trump bring suit take similar action another news organization although company sue least three individuals book publisher successful one case book author former new york time reporter timothy brien defeat trump libel lawsuit 2011 trump undergo grueling deposition brien lawyers trump suit brien also name brien publisher time warner book group allege author deliberately underestimate businessman net worth new jersey state judge find 2009 trump establish brien actual malice former miss universe contestant sheena monnin hit million default judgment fail appear arbitration case trump claim falsely denigrate pageant rig arbitration judgment uphold federal judge manhattan 2013. court record indicate judgment pay 2014. year san diego federal judge rule tarla makaeff lead plaintiff class action trump university act malice say letter bank good business bureau trump university engage fraudulent business practice judge gonzalo curiel dismiss trump defamation claim trump attorneys well spokeswoman campaign respond request comment libel litigation record include request information suit reuters docket search may miss u.s. court routinely deem trump public figure libel lawsuits mean show story false also media outlet know false publish reckless disregard truth trump private person would show paper negligent fail learn allegations false low standard proof new york time attorney david mccraw write paper carefully vet allegations story trump claim difficult trump accusers record say jane kirtley media law expert university minnesota law school would bolster newspaper argument act recklessly publish account trump vow open libel laws win presidency nov. make easy sue news organizations reality would able unilaterally change laws generally govern individual state court precedents court record show trump businesses sue several time libel defamation suit include complaint former tenant trump condominium another former dealer trump casino indiana dismiss one defamation suit trump survive dismissal however stock analyst marvin roffman sue trump million federal court philadelphia 1990 claim fire job publicly predict failure taj mahal casino atlantic city roffman allege trump defame critical statements numerous newspapers magazines federal judge refuse toss case trump organization settle 1991. attorney roffman decline comment trump n't sue newspaper libel decades record show