Elisabeth Hasselbeck likely thought she was home-free when the judge in her copyright lawsuit threw out the case. But even at the time, he noted that it was only because plaintiff Susan Hassett’s (author of “Living with Celiac Disease”) lawyer hadn’t turned in required paperwork, thus he was dismissing it on a technicality. The judge also noted that, “while portions of Hassett’s dietary prose were definitely lifted for Hasselbeck’s book, the passages weren’t significant enough to warrant damages.” Which still leaves the door semi-open for a ferocious enough attorney to re-file the lawsuit, which is exactly what’s happened.

The woman who sued Elisabeth Hasselbeck for copyright infringement just won’t take no for an answer. TMZ has learned Susan Hassett just filed her second lawsuit over Hasselbeck’s book — “The G Free Diet” — even though a judge tossed out Hassett’s first suit earlier this month after her lawyer decided not to pursue the case.

Hassett — who claims Beck’s book is a rip-off of her own publication, “Living with Celiac Disease” — tells TMZ her original lawsuit was shot down because of a technicality … she failed to provide the necessary copyright information for “Living.”

Hassett’s new suit, which was filed today in federal court in Massachusetts, includes plenty of copyright info for “Living” … plus claims that Hasselbeck’s book is “misleading and dangerous” to those who suffer from Celiac disease.

Hassett once again wants the court to stop the presses on “G Free” and yank it from bookstores everywhere.

Calls to Hasselbeck’s people have not been returned.

[From TMZ]

What I find interesting about this case is that Hassett isn’t merely asking for punitive damages, she wants Hasselbeck’s book yanked from the shelves. If this were simply about money to her, I’d think she’d ask for a portion – or all of – the profits. Considering she says Hasselbeck’s book is actually dangerous to people with Celiac disease, wanting it off the shelves makes me think she legitimately cares about the information (or misinformation) that’s out there about the complicated chronic digestive issue.

Hassett’s “Living with Celiac Disease” isn’t ever going to make much money. She self-published the book, (and sent a copy to Hasselbeck, along with a personal note, after hearing her say on “The View” that she suffers from Celiac) and few people would ever have heard of it, were it not for Hasselbeck plagiarizing from it (here’s a breakdown of the nearly-identical parts of the books). She’d make a lot more money if she won a settlement that included letting Hasselbeck’s book stay on the shelves and gave her some of the profits. Considering that’s not what Hassett wants, if nothing else it shows that she actually cares about Celiac disease, whereas Hasselbeck seems to just care about putting her name on it.