A busy legal docket this year involved antitrust suits, embezzlement, copyright infringement, and misconduct by government officials. The suit brought by the Department of Justice to block Penguin Random House’s acquisition drew the most attention within the publishing world and is headed to an August 1, 2022 trial date, while former governor Andrew Cuomo was investigated for ethical breaches in writing his memoir. Elsewhere, a legal battle between former agency partners dragged on the entire year, still leaving many authors and others waiting to be paid. In January, literary agent Peter McGuigan filed suit on behalf of himself and the […]
