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The crux of Yelp’s remaining arguments center around the First Amendment, due process, and the Communications Decency Act. As of this writing, the defamatory reviews remain in Hassell’s Yelp profile, perpetually causing her harm unless the California Supreme Court upholds the lower courts’ rulings. First Amendment
28 sie 2024 · Yelp has faced multiple class action lawsuits in recent years, which have had implications for its local advertising business. One such lawsuit, initiated by an investor class, accused Yelp of false advertising claims, leading the parties to ultimately reach a $22 million settlement.
Plaintiff Eric Gruber sued Yelp on behalf of himself and a proposed class of similarly situated persons under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) (Pen. Code, § 630 et seq.) for allegedly recording his phone conversations with Yelp sales representatives without his notice or consent.
3 lip 2018 · California’s Supreme Court ruled in favor of Yelp in the defamation case Hassell v. Bird, declaring that the platform couldn’t be forced to take down falsely negative reviews.
4 paź 2019 · A law firm’s suit against the daughter of a dissatisfied former client for allegedly posting defamatory reviews online has “minimal merit” and was properly dismissed under a free-speech law, a California appeals court ruled.
Plaintiffs brought the underlying lawsuit alleging that certain consumer reviews posted on Yelp were libelous. Yelp was not named as a defendant and did not participate in the judicial proceedings that led to the eventual default judgment.
The court found that the evidence showed that (1) Yelp highlighted Bird’s defamatory reviews on Yelp.com by explicitly recommending one of her reviews, and also by refusing to take account of a “litany” of favorable reviews that users had posted when it calculated a “star rating” for the Hassell law firm; (2) Yelp’s motion to vacate ...
