Paul Truong - Election Campaign and Subsequent Litigation

Election Campaign and Subsequent Litigation

In December 2006, Truong announced his candidacy for USCF Executive Board, as one of four candidates in the Susan Polgar team. Both Polgar and Truong were elected.

In 2007, one of the defeated candidates for the USCF Executive Board filed suit to overturn the election results. The ensuing litigation led to political infighting and counter lawsuits, and eventually the four members of the USCF Executive Board named in the countersuits issued a statement asking Truong to step down from his position on the Board for "neglecting his fiduciary duties" in failing to side with the USCF against himself and his wife, Susan Polgar, in the litigation.

During the litigation, the Executive Board of the USCF rescinded the memberships of Truong and Polgar. They appealed the revocation to the Board of Delegates of the USCF. In August 2009, the Delegates of the USCF ratified the previous year's actions of the Executive Board with respect to the litigation. In a closed Executive Session, the Delegates upheld the membership revocations.

The lawsuits eventually were all dismissed or settled, with the end result being that Truong (and Polgar) completely severed affiliation with the USCF, and is now a "playing non-member". As part of the settlement, the USCF's insurer had to pay both the USCF legal fees and $39,000 of Polgar and Truong's legal fees.