Legal Opinion

Hassett v. Hasselbeck

District Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided March 29, 2016No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 14-14760-GAOPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

O’TOOLE, DISTRICT JUDGE.

On December 30, 2014, pro se plaintiff Susan Hassett filed a complaint against defendant Elisabeth Hasselbeck alleging conversion. Hassett claims that a book by Hasselbeck featuring gluten-free recipes amounts to a conversion of Hassett’s earlier published book with a similar theme. Hassett seeks $1,000,000 in damages. Has-selbeck has moved to dismiss the complaint.

I. Background

Hassett alleges she is the author of a book entitled Living with Celiac Disease (“Living”), for which she obtained a copyright in March 2008. She alleges she mailed a copy of…

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