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It is generally well accepted that a publisher's determination of a publishable and acceptable manuscript for publication, from an author under contract, imports a Duty of Good Faith in making such determinations.
A recent newspaper article suggests that authors under contract may have a Good Faith Duty to check their facts before their books are published, perhaps, in an era in which more and more stories surface about possibly incredible statements and nonexistent or unverifiable sources: Motoko Rich, "Pondering Good Faith in Publishing" p. C1, col. 1 (Tuesday, March 9, 2010).
See generally Dennis J. Wall, "Litigation and Prevention of Insurer Bad Faith" ยง 2:7 (Second Edition Shepard's/McGraw-Hill, 2009 Supplement West Publishing Company).
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