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Entries from Gothamist tagged with 'cookbook'

July 13, 2008

The NY Times revisited the continuing saga of the the culinary lawsuit against Jessica Seinfeld and Jerry Seinfeld. Cookbook author Missy Chase Lapine has accused Mrs. Seinfeld of plagiarism, swiping ideas from her proposed cookbook about making recipes using pureed vegetables. Lapine's detailed proposal was rejected by HarperCollins, which released Seinfeld's seemingly similar cookbook six months after Lapine's was published. Her lawsuit also claims the iconic comedian defamed her, calling her a "wacko" and likening......

Continue Reading ""Vegetable Plagiarism" Lawsuit Continues"

June 19, 2008

Jerry Seinfeld’s lawyers urged a judge yesterday to throw out a defamation lawsuit brought against him by litigious cookbook author Missy Chase Lapine. In addition to suing Seinfeld’s wife Jessica for plagiarizing her book about sneaking healthy food into kids’ meals, Lapine has also sued Jerry for slander after he likened her to an assassin on David Letterman's show: "If you read history, many of the three-name people do become assassins. Mark David Chapman and,......

Continue Reading "Seinfeld Lawyers Argue that He's a Comedian "

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