Pfau v. Mortenson

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

SAM E. HADDON, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs in this case allege themselves to be consumers who purchased either Three Cups of Tea, a book coauthored by Defendants Greg Mortenson (“Mortenson”) and David Oliver Relin (“Relin”), or Stones Into Schools, a book authored by Mortenson (collectively, “the Books”). Penguin Group, Inc. (“Penguin”) published the Books. Plaintiffs claim they were harmed by Defendants when they purchased the Books under the belief they were “nonfiction,” although the books were, allegedly, filled with fabrications.

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