The author class has been certified by Second Circuit District Court Judge William H. Pauley, III in the suit brought by three authors against Harlequin for underpayment on ebooks licensed to Harlequin subsidiaries. In May, the Appeals Court overturned Judge Judge Harold Baer’s dismissal of the class action suit, allowing one of four original claims to go forward. (Judge Baer passed away in May, which is why a different judge has taken over the case.) The class as approved by Judge Pauley incorporates authors in the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand who signed standard Harlequin contracts […]