Federal Court Revives Authors’ Royalties Dispute Against McGraw Hill

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has breathed new life into a breach of contract claim by authors asserting that McGraw Hill underpaid them on royalties for e-book sales. This development forms part of a proposed class action accusing the publisher of exploiting contractual ambiguities to shortchange authors. The appellate court agreed that there was validity in the authors’ contention concerning certain language within their contracts. For further information, the details of the case can be found in the coverage by Law360.