Yelp v. Hadeed Carpet Cleaning

Yelp v. Hadeed Carpet Cleaning (4/16/15)


STATUS: Virginia Supreme Court rules in favor of Yelp.


Virginia Supreme Court Won't Force Yelp to Reveal Identities of Anonymous Commenters
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
In a victory for Yelp and its anonymous commenters, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled that the Circuit Court could not force the California based online review site to reveal the identity of users who had posted negative reviews of the California carper cleaning service.
http://www.rcfp.org/browse-media-law-resources/news/virginia-supreme-court-wont-force-yelp-reveal-identities-anonymous-c


Opinion:
http://www.courts.state.va.us/opinions/opnscvwp/1140242.pdf

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