Reetz-Laiolo et al v. Cline et al

  1. November 19, 2018

    Random House Sheds 'The Girls' Suit As Author, Ex Fight On

    A California federal judge on Monday dismissed Random House from a suit claiming the author of the bestselling novel "The Girls" copied it from her ex-boyfriend using secretly installed spyware on his computer, but let some of the author's counterclaims move forward.

  2. January 30, 2018

    'The Girls' Author Says Ex's Copyright Suit Can't Stand

    Best-selling author Emma Cline on Monday urged a California federal judge to dismiss her ex-boyfriend's suit alleging she used spyware on his laptop to copy his work for her novel, saying the suit is just "the latest step in a yearslong abusive campaign."

  3. November 30, 2017

    Writer Says Ex-Lover Used Spyware to Steal, Sell Story

    Best-selling author Emma Cline and her ex-boyfriend filed clashing lawsuits in California federal court Wednesday, surfacing a bitter private fight in which the novelist's former lover accuses her of using spyware to steal and plagiarize his works, charges she forcefully denies.

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