Civil Litigation,
California Supreme Court
Jul. 3, 2018
Yelp does not have to remove defamatory posts, state high court rules
The state Supreme Court ruled that Yelp Inc. does not have to remove defamatory posts made by a client about at a law firm, even though the person who made the posts lost a $558,000 defamation case.
The state Supreme Court ruled Yelp Inc. does not have to remove defamatory posts made by a client about a law firm even though the person who made the posts lost a $558,000 defamation case.
The 4-3 ruling hinged on the fact that Yelp was not included in the original case and therefore couldn’t be ordered to comply with the ruling.
The former client was barred from making additional defamatory posts,...
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