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Publisher and authors of book on Kinahan crime gang apologise
Summary
In a High Court hearing on 2 October 2017, Mr Derek Cervi, a Dublin resident, received an apology from Penguin Random House Ireland Limited and the book's authors, Owen Conlon and Stephen Breen, following his defamation lawsuit. Cervi had sued over the book "The Cartel: The Shocking true story of the rise of the Kinahan crime cartel and its deadly feud with the Hutch gang," which he claimed wrongly stated he had been arrested and released without charge by the Gardaí, and incorrectly linked him to criminality. He also sought damages, orders to correct the statements, and recall of unsold copies. The court was informed that the proceedings had been resolved, and an apology was read by Cian Ferritter SC on behalf of the defendants. The apology acknowledged the erroneous reference to Cervi's arrest, confirmed he had not been arrested, and stated that Penguin would correct the error in future editions.
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What: Report matter: Publisher and authors of book on Kinahan crime gang apologise. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
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- 2017-10-02 Publication
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