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Random House Settles Billionaire's Vinegar Lawsuit and Apologizes, Though Author Does Not

October 14, 2009
By Michael Cader

Random House has settled a lawsuit brought by UK wine expert Michael Broadbent over the book BILLIONAIRE’S VINEGAR by Benjamin Wallace. The publisher apologized for allegations in the book that, as Broadbent’s attorneys put it, he “had behaved in an unprofessional manner in the way in which he had auctioned some bottles [said to have […]

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Judge Clears Hachette But Will Let Suit Against Rita Cosby's Book Go to Jury

August 13, 2009
By Michael Cader

Judge Denny Chin (co-star of the Google Books Settlement case) ruled that lawyer Howard K. Stern’s $60 million suit against Rita Cosby for her book about the death of Anna Nicole Smith, BLONDE AMBITION, can proceed to a jury trial. Chin wrote, “printing a claim that [Larry] Birkhead and Stern had sex would be a […]

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Obscure Teen Author Says She'll Sue Meyer for Plagiarism In Breaking Dawn

August 4, 2009
By Michael Cader

California attorney J. Craig Williams says he will file a copyright infringement suit on behalf of his client Jordan Scott against Hachette Book Group and Stephenie Meyer, alleging that her bestselling BREAKING DAWN copies from Scott’s 2006 book THE NOCTURNE. Williams sent HBG a “cease and desist” letter on July 13 that just happened to […]

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Judge Dismisses Part of Rep. Dennis Kucinich's Suit Against Phoenix; Viner In Bankruptcy. TrumpNation Suit Also Dismissed

July 15, 2009
By Michael Cader

An LA Superior Court judge has dismissed the fraud portion of Dennis Kucinich’s lawsuit against Phoenix Books over the publication of his 2007 book THE COURAGE TO SURVIVE. Kucinich’s attorney says it was because the alleged to have made the fraudulent representations, company president Michael Viner, has filed for bankruptcy, which exempts him from the […]

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Kindle Owner Files Suit Against Amazon Saying Cover Cracks Kindles; Seeks Class Action Status

July 15, 2009
By Michael Cader

Matthew Geise filed suit against Amazon in a Seattle US District Court yesterday seeking class action status for Kindle 2 and SuperKindle owners with devices “installed in a Kindle Cover designed by Amazon.” The suit alleges that “Internet complaint board and product review sites contain scores, if not hundreds, of complaints from Kindle owners whose […]

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Preliminary Injunction Blocks Salinger Non-Sequel

July 1, 2009
By Michael Cader

Though preliminary injunctions blocking publication of a book are quite rare, Judge Deborah Batts was so thoroughly convinced that Fredrik Colting’s 60 YEARS LATER infringes CATCHER IN THE RYE that her decision didn’t even seem close. Her written opinion is a sweeping rejection of virtually every argument made on Colting’s behalf. “There is a substantial […]

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