To Kill a Mockingbird author settles copyright lawsuit

To Kill A Mockingbird author Harper Lee has settled a New York lawsuit against two of the defendants she sued in May to re-secure the copyright to her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.

A court filing yesterday in a court in Manhattan says her lawsuit against defendants Leigh Ann Winick and Gerald Posner has been dismissed.

A lawyer for the two said a settlement with the remaining defendants is likely to be reached next week.

Lawyer Vincent Carissimi would not disclose the terms of the settlement. A lawyer for Lee did not immediately return a message seeking comment.

The 87-year-old author sued her former literary agent’s son-in-law, Samuel Pinkus; companies he allegedly created; and alleged associates of his.

She claimed they had failed to protect the book’s copyright.