Most of the posts on this thread are entirely missing the point of this letter. The purpose of the letter was NOT to threaten a law suit.
The purpose of the letter was to serve a notice and demand that Random House take all necessary steps to preserve evidence for discovery - INCLUDING correspondence between McGinnis and Random House’s lawyers, for which McGinnis has effectively waived attorney-client confidentiality by sending an extraordinarily ill advised e-mail to a private correspondent in Alaska.
McGinnis has crippled the ability of Random House to defend either McGinnis or the book, and Palin’s lawyer’s letter has unambiguously shoved Random House’s nose right down into the stinking pile. They are going to be extraordinarily motivated to get out from under this.
I think the book will be pulled within two weeks, much as was J.H. Hatfield’s tell all about GW Bush, Fortunate Son. Remember that one?
The difference here will be that along with withdrawal and destruction of the book, there will be a substantial cash settlement to the Palins - all with no actual action in court. Random House will not want that - the situation is that bad for them.
Exactly. It’s a win for Palin if Random House pulps the book and demands McGinniss return the advance.
Thank you. I was starting to think this thread was going to contain nothing but uninformed "Geez, don't just threaten to sue" posts from top to bottom.
Very interesting take on this. I suspect you're right.