房地产大亨特朗普的诉讼人生

    特朗普国际酒店大厦

    2008年，特朗普起诉德意志银行（Deutsche Bank）。德意志银行是特朗普大型建筑项目的主要贷款方，而特朗普起诉的原因是德意志银行竟然敢要求他偿付一笔金额为4,000万美元的贷款。特朗普的理由是，金融危机触发了贷款协议中的“不可抗力”条款（其中包括骚乱、洪水和不受借款方控制的其他事件）。

    特朗普认为，这一条款免除了他立即偿付芝加哥特朗普国际酒店大厦（Trump International Hotel and Tower）施工项目所欠贷款的义务。这位地产大亨坚持认为，贷款方损害了他的信誉和项目声誉，因此应该支付300万美元赔偿。最终，这起诉讼由双方在庭外达成解决。

    Trump International Hotel and Tower

    In 2008, Trump sued Deutsche Bank, lead lender on one of his massive building projects, for having the audacity to ask him to return a $40 million loan. Trump reasoned that the financial crisis activated a "force majeure" clause in their agreement (covering riots, floods, and other events outside the borrower's control).

    That clause, Trump argued, relieved him of his obligation to immediately pay back the sum he owed on the construction of the Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago. The real estate mogul insisted that the lenders should pay him $3 million for damaging his reputation and the project. The lawsuit was eventually settled out of court.