U.S. Supreme Court,
California Supreme Court
Oct. 25, 2018
US Supreme Court petitioned over attorney’s bad Yelp review by ex-client
An attorney for a lawyer who was defamed in an online Yelp review has filed a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court, asking it to resolve the question of whether the San Francisco company can be forced to remove the post.
An attorney for a lawyer who was defamed in an online Yelp review has filed a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court, asking it to resolve the question of whether the San Francisco company can be forced to remove the post.
If successful, the case would have the potential to recast the understanding of liability under the main law protecting free speech on the internet.
Yelp Inc. won a narrow, 4-3 deci...
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