Ivanka Trump ordered to testify in dispute with shoe company

Ivanka Trump ordered to testify in dispute with shoe company

NEW YORK (AP) — Ivanka Trump must testify in a dispute with an Italian shoemaker over one of her company's shoe designs, a judge said Friday.

U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest rejected a request by the senior White House aide's lawyers that she be blocked from submitting to a deposition in the trademark infringement lawsuit brought by Aquazzura Italia SRL against her and her company IT Collection LLC.

The Florence, Italy-based company sued President Donald Trump's daughter last year, saying her Hettie shoe was a "virtually identical" knockoff of its popular Wild Thing Shoe, including nearly the same color, shape and tassel on the heel. Its lawsuit seeks unspecified damages.

The judge says Ivanka Trump must submit to questions posed during a deposition lasting no more than two hours, "given Ms. Trump's competing professional obligations," and occurring in Washington, if that's Trump's preference. The judge said the deposition should occur by the end of October on a mutually acceptable schedule.

In ruling, the judge said "Ms. Trump's public statements regarding active and comprehensive brand management lead to a reasonable inference that the shoe at issue would not have been released without her approval."

"In such a situation," she said, "a deposition is appropriate."

In a declaration filed with the court last week, Trump described herself as the former president of the company, saying she is now an assistant to the Republican president of the United States and maintains an office in the White House.

"I had no involvement in the conception, design, production or sale of the 'Hettie Shoe,'" she said, adding that those responsibilities belonged to the company's licensee, Marc Fisher, which was also sued.

"My involvement was strictly limited to the final sign-off of each season's line after it was first reviewed and approved by the company's design team," Trump said.

In requesting Trump's testimony, Aquazzura's lawyers cited public statements by Trump, including one in which she was quoted saying: "There's not a shoe I'm not intimately involved in designing."

"The purpose of the deposition is not for harassment, but because Ms. Trump possesses individual knowledge not only of what did or did not occur with regard to the shoes at issue, but of how she handles the supervision of her licensees generally, and what steps she takes to avoid licensees' intentional copying," the lawyers wrote.

In ruling, the judge said: "While that declaration does assert a lack of personal knowledge of the design at issue, plaintiff asserts otherwise. That is the stuff of which factual disputes in litigation are made."

Trump's lawyers haven't responded to messages seeking comment.

Aquazzura, in its lawsuit, said its shoe designs have "skyrocketed to fame in the fashion world" since the company was formed in 2011, with its shoes "coveted by fashionistas and celebrities alike."

It said the Wild Thing is one of its best-selling shoes and is not the first to be copied by Trump's company. According to the lawsuit, Trump's company, which has been operating since 2010, stopped selling another shoe after Aquazzura complained that one of its shoes had been copied

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A report card on Donald Trump's first 100 days

A report card on Donald Trump's first 100 days

U.S. President Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20 with a long list of promises for his first 100 days. His record has been mixed. Here are the main issues he has confronted and what he has achieved ahead of Saturday's 100th day.

HEALTHCARE

A pledge to repeal and replace the 2010 Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama's signature domestic policy, was among Trump's central 2016 election campaign promises. It is also one of the biggest failures of his first 100 days.

A bill in the House of Representatives was withdrawn in late March when Republicans could not muster enough votes for passage even though they control the chamber.

A reworked plan this week has drawn support from the House Freedom Caucus, the conservative bloc that helped sink the original bill. That improves the chances of a deal in the House though it is unclear if it can win enough support from moderate Republicans, and it would face tougher challenges in the Senate.

TAX CUTS

Trump repeatedly promised the biggest tax reform since the 1980s. This week he proposed legislation to slash the corporate tax rate to 15 percent from 35 percent, cut the top personal income tax rate to 35 percent, repeal the inheritance tax, and temporarily slash the rate on overseas profits repatriated to the United States. The plan, however, is vague and even senior Republican lawmakers described it as offering only "guideposts" for legislative changes.

FOREIGN POLICY

Trump's foreign policy has been marked by major shifts.

Russia: Trump spoke admiringly of Russian President Vladimir Putin during the campaign and indicated he wanted a rapprochement with Moscow. But the administration has not been able to fend off a controversy that has led to a congressional investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, including possible links between Trump’s campaign and Moscow. Trump has cooled considerably toward Putin. Putin condemned Trump's decision in early April to launch cruise missile strikes on Syria in punishment for a chemical weapons attack by the Syrian government, and Trump said the relationship with Russia "may be at an all-time low."

North Korea: A growing nuclear and missile threat from North Korea is perhaps Trump's most serious security challenge. He has vowed to prevent North Korea from being able to hit the United States with a nuclear missile, a capability experts say Pyongyang could have some time after 2020. Trump's administration aims to push North Korea into dismantling its nuclear and missile programs through tougher international sanctions and diplomatic pressure. He has pressed China, North Korea’s biggest trading partner, to do more to curb Pyongyang’s nuclear program.

NATO: Trump alarmed U.S. allies during the election campaign by calling NATO "obsolete." In mid-April he lavished praise on NATO and said it is not obsolete.

Syria: Trump had vowed to avoid entanglements in Middle East conflicts and, in his first days in office, said he did not want the United States dragged deeper into the Syrian conflict. But he responded to the chemical weapons attack, which killed dozens of people, by ordering strikes on a Syrian air base. That won praise from allies in Europe and from U.S. lawmakers.

IMMIGRATION AND A WALL

Trump promised a crackdown on illegal immigrants entering the United States and the deportation of illegal immigrants living in the country, especially those with criminal records. He also pledged to build a wall along the border and to get Mexico to pay for it.

The approach and strong rhetoric have had an effect with the number of migrants caught trying to enter the country illegally hitting a 17-year low in March. The number of children traveling with a guardian and apprehended at the southern U.S. border plunged by more than 90 percent in March from December.

Trump insists he will build the border wall, but in order to lift the threat of a government shutdown, he gave way on his demand this week that Congress include full funding for it in a spending bill.

Trump campaigned on a promise to bar the entry of Muslims into the United States, casting it as part of the fight against the Islamic State militant group. On Jan. 27, he ordered a temporary ban on the entry of nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries, including Syria. He also indefinitely banned refugees from Syria and temporarily banned refugees from all other countries. A federal judge temporarily halted the ban, and a federal appeals court upheld that ruling. Trump issued a revised travel ban in early March, only to see it again blocked in federal court.

Similarly, a federal judge this week blocked his order to withhold federal funding from so-called sanctuary cities, which offer safe harbor to illegal immigrants.

SUPREME COURT

This is one of Trump's clearest wins. His promise to select a like-minded successor to Justice Antonin Scalia, who died early last year, was kept with the nomination of Neil Gorsuch. The Senate confirmed Gorsuch despite Democratic opposition, restoring a conservative majority on the court.

TRADE

Trump withdrew the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal just days after his inauguration, keeping a campaign promise.

Trump had both threatened to withdraw from or renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), blaming it for an exodus of U.S. jobs to Mexico. The threats of withdrawal had jolted financial markets at various times. On Thursday, Trump extended an olive branch, saying he would not terminate NAFTA after the leaders of Mexico and Canada asked him to work on a new trade deal.

  Trump also ordered a review of the causes of U.S. trade deficits, such as dumping of products below cost; unfair subsidies; "misaligned" currencies; and "non-reciprocal" trade practices.

Trump had vowed to name China a currency manipulator, meaning the United States could then impose tariffs on Chinese goods. But in mid-April he changed course and said that China was not a currency manipulator.

REGULATION

Trump has acted aggressively on his promise to eliminate regulations that he said were hurting the U.S. economy. He issued a permit for the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. He also rescinded Obama-era climate change regulations, including the Clean Power Plan; a ban on coal leasing on federal lands; and rules to curb methane emissions from oil and gas production.

As part of a push to open up more federal lands to drilling, mining and other development, Trump ordered a review to identify national monuments that can be rescinded or resized. Legal challenges are expected.

His administration has approved a dozen measures rolling back regulations passed in the final months of the Obama administration on the environment, energy, education and financial services.

BUY AMERICAN, HIRE AMERICAN

Trump has pledged to keep U.S. companies from shipping jobs overseas. Before taking office, Trump used the muscle of his election victory to threaten companies about moving jobs abroad. He claimed victories with the Carrier unit of United Technologies Corp and with Ford Motor Co, though Carrier still cut hundreds of jobs in Indiana and Ford said it scrapped plans for a Mexican factory because of declining demand for small cars in North America. The jury is still out on how successful he can be in keeping jobs from going overseas.

Trump ordered a review of the H-1B visa program, which brings highly skilled foreign workers into the United States. He says he wants to modify or replace the current lottery system with a merit-based system for highly skilled workers.

'DRAIN THE SWAMP'

This was one of Trump's rallying cries during the campaign, saying he would change Washington by cracking down on the influence of special interests and political elites. He criticized Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton for her paid speeches to Wall Street bank Goldman Sachs but has named several former Goldman executives to his inner circle. He did ban appointees of any executive agency from lobbying for five years after leaving government employment and permanently banned future former appointees from activity on behalf of any government or political party abroad.

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Engineer / Hassan Mohamed Elramli

Modern Engineering Consultant Office

404 Islamic Call Building

Benghazi, Libya

Bachelor Of Civil Engineering

Year 1978 - 1979

Tripoli University

Experience : 1979 - 2017

Professional Experience:

·        Projects Department Director (National Company For Roads & Airports).

·        Technical Department Director (National Company For Roads & Airports).

·        Operation Department Director(National Company For Roads & Airports). 

·        Design & Laboratories Department Director (National Company For Roads & Airports).

·        Contracts And Follow-Up Department Director (National Company For Roads & Airports).

·        Contracts & Follow Up Department Director (National Company For Roads & Airports).

·        Benghazi Area Projects Manager). National Company For Roads And Airports)

·        Sidi Kalifa – Tokra Double Carriageway Road Project Manager (National Company For Roads & Airports).

·        Double Carriageway 50 Km Length .

·        Lamluda  Martuba Road Project) Project Engineer).

·        The Project Was Carried Out By Subcontractor, And I Was The Representative Engineer Of  Main Contractor.

·        Road Length 75 Kilometer. Management

·        Training Department Chief (National Company For Roads & Airports).

·        Member Of  Executive Committee Of The National Company For Roads And Airports.

·        Member Of  Executive Committee Of Mahabet - Dawoo Joint Venture Company.

·        Member Of  Executive Committee Of Of Mahabet Sumatra Joint Venture .

·        The Implementation Of Projects In Tunisia .

·        The Joint Venture Company's Headquarters In Tunis.

·        Member Of  Executive Committee Of Implementation Of The Third Ring Road Project Joint Venture Company.

·        Double Carriageway Project.

·        Road Project Amount (140 Million Us Dollar)

·        Ashbilia Engineering Office Director For 25 Years.

·        Engineering Consultant Office.

Engineering Works:

·        Design Of Alelthama Industrial Area Project In  Benghazi:

1.     Roads  Serving Area Aleltham Industrial Zone .

2.     Designed Structurally As Roads  Located In Marsh Area  With Bed Of Stone(Stone Size 30 Cm) To Transfer Loads  From Road Surface To Solid Layer And Wasting Of Water Which Make Disturbing For Roads.

3.     Number Of Roads Equal 25 Roads

·        Design Of Andalus Road:

A Semi-Major Road In Benghazi City.

·        Design Of Kairouan Road

Semi-Major Road In Benghazi City .

·        Study Hawari Double Carriagway Road Maintenance :

·        Design Of Main Office Of Books Company .

·        The Structural Design Of The Veterinary Laboratory Building In Benghazi And Supervise The Construction.

·        The Structural Design Of The Office Building Of The Agriculture Department And Supervision.

·        Design Of Stores (Hangars) Of Books Company Supervising Of The construction.

·        Structural Design Of Environment Department In Benghazi.

·        Study Of The Cathodic Protection For Kairouan Construction Group.

·        Technical Study For The Maintenance Of Oil Reservoirs .

·        The Design Of Urban Roads Number In Derna Area:

1.     170 Street.

2.     Mountain Area.

·        Structural Design Of Computer And Outpatient Clinics Building At Children's Hospital In Benghazi.

Execution Of Projects

Execution Of The Following Projects As A Project Manager Or Assistant Project Manager:

·        Susa – Derna Project.

1.     60 Km Length And The Total Amount Is 48 Million Us Dollars.

2.     Predominantly Mountainous Area.

3.     The Majority Of Work Is The Rock Excavation And Concrete Work.

·        Lamluda – Martuba Road Project.

75 Km Length

·        Sidi Khalifa – Tocra Double Carriageway Road Project.

·        Bofakra Road Project.

1.     Road Construction  In Marsh Area .

2.     Since Twenty Years Ago No Maintenance And No Failure Problems Occurred.

·        Mugariaf Double Carriageway.

This Road Carried Out Since 25 Years And There Is No Any Structural Problem Occur.

·        Study Of Wadi Battoma Bridge Collapse And Follow Up Of Redesign And Reconstruction.

Projects Follow-Up:

Follow-Up Means:

1.     Follow Up Of The Project From Design Stage Until Final Handing Over Which Include :

2.     Design Follow-Up And Approval .

3.     Construction Follow-Up.

4.     Quality Control An Laboratory Tests.

5.     All Documentations And All Stages Handing Over.

·        Waw Alkabeer Airport.

3500m Runway Length.

·        Poster Airstrip (This Runway Was Carried Out In The Poster Area At The Jaghbub City And Was Removed In 1977 For Military Reasons During Border War.

·        New Runway Parallel To The Existing Runway Benina International Airport.

·        Annual Maintenance  Of Benina Airport (Permanent Contract).

The Idea Is Applied Which Is A Permanent Maintenance Teams At The Airport To Hold An Annual And This Includes All Airport Facilities.

·        Annual Maintenance  Of Tripoli Airport (Permanent Contract).

The Idea Is Applied Which Is A Permanent Maintenance Teams At The Airport To Hold An Annual And This Includes All Airport Facilities.

·        Tobruk _ Jaghbub Road Project..

·        Teka _ Ajdabiya Double Carriageway.

·        Benina- Cement Factory - Sidi Khalifa Double Carriageway Benghazi.

·        Hijaz Street Benghazi.

·        Kharropa Airstrip..

·        Third Ring Road In Benghazi.

·        Ras Agdeer – Bengerdan Road Tunisia.

·        3 Million  Libyan Dinnar Contract For The Construction Of Several Roads Of Benghazi.

·        Dasposia – Sidi Masoud Road (Derna-Libya).

·        Sidi Own – Sidi Aziz Agricultural Road .

·        Benghazi – Solug Maintenance Consultancy And Supervision.

64 Km Length .

·        Using Of Geogrid Mat For Stopping Of Cracks To Transfering To New Asphalt Layers And Increasing Of Paving Strength. .

·        Execution Of 5000 Road Laboratory Tests At Western Area Of Benghazi .

1.     These Tests As Material Data For Road Study In Libyan Roads Network.

2.     Testing Area 500 Km2.

3.     Number Of Testing Point Equal 41 Point.

4.     Number Of Testing Pits Equal 164 Pits (4 At Each Point).

5.     Majority Of Pavement Layers Are:

a.     Subgrade Course.

b.     Sub Base Course.

c.      Base Course

d.     Binder Course.

e.     Wearing Course.

·        Geotechnical Studies For (PKS South African Company) For  Arabian Street  - Fourth Ring Road Intersection.

Sampling Depth 20 M.

·        Geotechnical Studies For (PKS South African Company) For Hwari Road -  Fourth Ring Road Intersection.

Sampling Depth 20 M.

Scientific Activities

·        Engineering Stuay Of Axial Loads In Benghazi Area And Their Effects On Road.

By This Study We Find :

Axial Load For Single Axial More Than 17 Tons But Our Design Axial Load Is 10 Tons Which Reduce  Age Of Road From 20 Years To 12 Years.

·        Study And Follow-Up Of Buildings And Concrete Cracks And Methods For Repairing And Chemical Materials Appropriate To Use.

·        Study The Causes Of The Collapse Of The Wadi  Battoma Bridge And Its Redesign.

·        Leading Of Engineering Cultures And Seminars Have Been Doing By Engineers Association Of Benghazi .

·        The Study Of Corrosion In Concrete Problems

·        A Book Titled Experienced Management And Development Will Be Issued Soon.

·        A Book About The Joint Ventures Will Be Issued Soon.