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In a federal lawsuit, law profs David Rudovsky (Pennsylvania) and Leonard Sosnov (Widener Law School) claimed that the December 2008 pocket part to their book, Pennsylvania Criminal Procedure -- Law, Commentary and Forms (West Publishing) was so poorly researched that it harmed their reputations because their names were prominently displayed as authors of the pocket part. Late last week, the authors were denied their motion for a preliminary injunction by Judge Fuller of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania because prior to the injunction hearing West Publishing has taken sufficient steps to remedy the situation. [ text of Rudovsky v.
Law Librarian Blog: Cold Comfort for West in "Sham" Treatise Pocket Part Ruling
The Legal Intelligencer's Shannon P. Duffy is reporting that a federal judge has refused to dismiss a defamation suit brought by two law professors who claim that West Publishing harmed their reputations when it falsely identified them as the authors of a poorly researched treatise update. For background, see LLB's earlier post, Cold Comfort for West in "Sham" Treatise Pocket Part Ruling .