Susan Hassett

Elisabeth Hasselbeck likely thought she was home-free when the judge in her copyright lawsuit threw out the case . But even at the time, he noted that it was only because plaintiff Susan Hassett’s (author of “Living with Celiac Disease”) lawyer hadn’t turned in required paperwork, thus he was dismissing it on a technicality. The judge also noted that , “while portions of Hassett’s dietary prose were definitely lifted for Hasselbeck’s book, the passages weren’t significant enough to warrant damages.” Which still leaves the door semi-open for a ferocious enough attorney to re-file the lawsuit, which is exactly what’s happened. The woman who sued ... Read Full Story

Steven Fenn/ABC Elisabeth Hasselbeck 's nemesis is a real gluten for punishment. Barely two weeks after losing her first bid for wheat-eschewing supremacy, Living With Celiac Disease author Susan Hassett has filed a second lawsuit against the View host over her more breezily titled tome The G-Free Diet: A Gluten-Free Survival Guide . Hassett maintains that her first copyright-infringement suit was dismissed on a technicality, but that this time she has included plenty of evidence to prove that Hasselbeck ripped off Hassett's "scrupulously researched" book, which she self-published in early 2008. She filed complaint No. 2 today in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts. Hasselbeck ... Read Full Story

  Elisabeth Hasselbeck 's nemesis is a real gluten for punishment. Barely two weeks after losing her first bid for wheat-eschewing supremacy, Living With Celiac Disease author Susan Hassett has filed a second lawsuit against the View host over her more breezily titled tome The G-Free Diet: A Gluten-Free Survival Guide . Hassett maintains that her first copyright-infringement suit was dismissed on a technicality, but that this time she has included plenty of evidence to prove that Hasselbeck ripped off Hassett's "scrupulously researched" book, which she self-published in early 2008. She filed complaint No. 2 today in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts. Hasselbeck has ... Read Full Story

A federal judge in Massachusetts has dismissed a lawsuit accusing television personality Elisabeth Hasselbeck of plagiarism. A federal lawsuit accused the co-host of ABC's "The View" of lifting content from a book written by self-published Cape Cod author Susan Hassett on the digestive disorder celiac disease. Hasselbeck's book was called "The G-Free Diet: A Gluten-Free Survival Guide" and appeared on best-seller lists this year. U.S. District Judge Joseph Tauro dismissed the lawsuit last week after Hassett's attorney declined to pursue it. The dismissal was first reported in the Boston Herald on Saturday. Hassett lawyer Richard Cunha said Monday that while he still believes there ... Read Full Story

The woman who sued Elisabeth Hasselbeck for copyright infringement just won’t take no for an answer.TMZ has learned Susan Hassett just filed her second lawsuit over Hasselbeck’s book — “The G Free Diet” — even though a judge tossed out Hassett’s … Read Full Story