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Litigation

Feb. 28, 2012

Lawyer ratings site immune from suit, organization claims

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has taken up the cause of online attorney reviews, asking a Northern District judge to protect a Sunnyvale-based website from litigation threats.


By Jill Redhage


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A civil rights organization has taken up the cause of online attorney reviews, asking a Northern District judge to protect a Sunnyvale-based website from litigation threats.


LawyerRatingz.com is the latest online reputation site to come under fire from businesses receiving negative feedback. San Francisco rating website Yelp Inc. has been sued several times for its handling of negative reviews, while ...

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