On Friday, Ellora’s Cave and Jasmine Jade Enterprises filed suit in an Ohio state court against the Dear Author blog and its author Jennifer Gerrish-Lampe (writing as Jane Litte), alleging that a September article about the publisher “made false and defamatory statements concerning the companies’ financial stability and practices, insinuating that the companies are on the verge of financial ruin.” The suit further charges that the post “attempts to induce panic in Plaintiff’s authors by stating that Ellora’s will close by the end of the year or is likely to undergo a bankruptcy.” The company says in the suit it […]
