Judge dismisses “Three Cups of Tea” book fraud case
A Montana federal court dismisses a class action against author Greg Mortenson demanding reader refunds over alleged fabrications in his memoir Three Cups of Tea. [Volokh, earlier here, here, etc.] More: Trask.
I didn’t think these lawsuits were all that silly; certainly people who bought the book should be entitled to a refund. And if they gave any money to his charity based on misinformation, they should be entitled to a refund of the donation, too.
In the James Frey, “Million Little Pieces” lawsuit, only 1,729 people asked to be reimbursed for buying the book out of over 3 million book purchases. This was even after the publisher was ordered to spend over a million dollars to advertise for the refund.
However, as related to this website and over-lawyering, plaintiff’s attorney, Larry Drury, made a whopping $ 780,000 in settlement fees, even though the case never even went to court.
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I guess this means a lawsuit over President Obama’s “composite girlfriend” won’t go anywhere…
I didn’t think these lawsuits were all that silly; certainly people who bought the book should be entitled to a refund. And if they gave any money to his charity based on misinformation, they should be entitled to a refund of the donation, too.
Funny, I thought this kerfuffle would end up like “A Million Little Pieces” did, with people getting their money back.
In the James Frey, “Million Little Pieces” lawsuit, only 1,729 people asked to be reimbursed for buying the book out of over 3 million book purchases. This was even after the publisher was ordered to spend over a million dollars to advertise for the refund.
However, as related to this website and over-lawyering, plaintiff’s attorney, Larry Drury, made a whopping $ 780,000 in settlement fees, even though the case never even went to court.