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Mar. 19, 2009

Yelpers Beware: Negative Reviews Lead Posters to Be Sued for Defamation

Free speech online or blatant defamation? A Santa Clara County Superior Court judge has been asked to clarify that question for the popular business review Web site Yelp as the site and its users have once again found themselves in hot water over a negative posting.

By Dhyana Levey
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN JOSE - Free speech online or blatant defamation?

A Santa Clara County Superior Court judge has been asked to clarify that question for the popular business review Web site Yelp as the site and its users have once again found themselves in hot water over a negative posting.

Berkeley attorney Mark Goldowitz, who represents San Francisco-based Yelp and the users being sued, asked Judge William J....

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