Judgments of $75k and $190k in Love v. Wiley Book Writers
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R. S. Breed Founder
Writer Beware has a post up from the 18th on Love v. Wiley Book Writers, a case that has resulted in two judgments:
According to Writer Beware, an author, Raymond Love, sued after paying for self-publishing services he says he didn't receive. On 26 August a judgment of $75,000 was entered against four defendants who had agreed to a settlement and then didn't pay it. A larger default judgment, about $190,000 per Writer Beware, was entered against two defendants who didn't respond.
Their post has the full detail, and it's worth reading in full rather than relying on this summary.
The practical lesson for anyone who has paid for publishing or writing services: keep everything. Contracts, invoices, emails, screenshots of the website as it was when you signed up, bank records. If you ever need to dispute a payment or take things further, that paperwork is what you'll be relying on.