<sod>In 2004, Donald Trump sued Richard T. Fields in Broward County Circuit Court; Fields was once Trump's business partner in the casino business, but had recently become a successful casino developer apart from Trump.  Fields counter-sued Trump in Florida court.  Trump alleged that Fields misled other parties into believing he still consulted for Trump, and Fields alleged improprieties in Trump's business.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Eamon Javers|author2=Amy Borrus|author3=David Polek|title=Trump's Angry Apprentice|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2005-12-11/trumps-angry-apprentice|accessdate=11 March 2016|work=Bloomberg Business|date=11 Dec 2005}}</ref><eod>
<sod>In 2004, Donald Trump sued Richard T. Fields in Broward County Circuit Court (in Florida); Fields was once Trump's business partner in the casino business, but had recently become a successful casino developer apart from Trump.  Fields counter-sued Trump in Florida court.  Trump alleged that Fields misled other parties into believing he still consulted for Trump, and Fields alleged improprieties in Trump's business.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Eamon Javers|author2=Amy Borrus|author3=David Polek|title=Trump's Angry Apprentice|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2005-12-11/trumps-angry-apprentice|accessdate=11 March 2016|work=Bloomberg Business|date=11 Dec 2005}}</ref>  The two businessmen agreed in 2008 to drop the lawsuits when Fields agreed to buy [[Trump Marina Hotel Casino]] in Atlantic City, N.J. for $316 million,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Peer|first1=Melinda|title=The Donald vs. The Richard|url=http://www.forbes.com/2008/05/29/trump-entertainment-resorts-markets-equity-cx_mp_0529markets25.html|accessdate=11 March 2016|work=Forbes|date=29 May 2008}}</ref> but the deal was unsettled again in 2009 because Trump resigned his leadership of [[Trump Entertainment]] after Fields lowered his bid.<ref>{{cite news|title=Trump in Trouble? The Donald resigns from Trump Entertainment board as bankruptcy rumors loom|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/money/trump-trouble-donald-resigns-trump-entertainment-board-bankruptcy-rumors-loom-article-1.392793|accessdate=11 March 2016|work=Bloomberg News|date=16 Feb 2009}}</ref>  Fields never bought the company, which went into bankruptcy about the same time.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Parry|first1=Wayne|title=Donald Trump's Casino Company Files For Bankruptcy|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/17/donald-trumps-casino-comp_n_167474.html|accessdate=11 March 2016|date=20 Mar 2009}}</ref><eod>