When Marvin Roffman, an analyst at Philadelphia brokerage Janney Montgomery Scott, questioned the profitability of Trump's then-under-construction Taj Mahal casino in 1990, The Donald was furious. He told Janney Montgomery Scott that if Roffman didn't apologize (or lose his job), he would sue the firm. The brokerage did end up firing Roffman -- though it claimed that the decision had nothing to do with Trump's threat.
The analyst later fired back, suing Trump for defamation and wrongful interference with his employment -- the $2 million suit was settled the following year. He also asked a New York Stock Exchange arbitration panel to order the brokerage to compensate him for defamation, wrongful discharge, and his trouble. The firm paid Roffman $750,000.
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