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Negative Reviews: Pamphleteering Or Defamation?
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Does the First Amendment trump the right of an aggrieved
merchant who seeks to unmask the identity of the authors of
scathing reviews? That's how many framed the key issue in
Yelp! Inc. v. Hadeed Carpet Cleaning, Inc., which was
appealed to the Virginia Supreme Court. Did the court answer
the question as to whether the alleged malicious reviewer should
remain anonymous? Spoiler alert: you're going to need
your Civ Pro hornbook for this one.
For more details on the case and the Virginia Supreme
Court's ruling, read the
latest post on our new firm blog
Technology Law Dispatch.
This article is presented for informational purposes only
and is not intended to constitute legal advice.
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