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

Kimzey v. Yelp

Kimzey v. Yelp (May 7, 2014)


STATUS: Court grants defendant's motion to dismiss.


W.D. Wash.: Yelp Wins Another Section 230 Case
Technology & Marketing Law Blog (Eric Goldman)
We don't see arguments too often any more about Section 230 implications of star ratings.
blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2014/05/yelp-wins-another-section-230-case-kimzey-v-yelp.htm


Opinion:
http://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/washington/wawdce/2:2013cv01734/196114/26

Bernath v. Tabitha

Bernath v. Tabitha (August 26, 2013)

STATUS: Yelp gets anti-SLAPP victory.

Ore.Cir.: Yelp Gets Another Victory in Anti-SLAPP Lawsuit
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
This case offers another data point on how 47 USC 230 and anti-SLAPP laws mutually reinforce each other.
http://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2013/09/yelp_gets_anoth.htm

Order:
http://digitalcommons.law.scu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1499&context=historical

Braverman v. Yelp

Braverman v. Yelp (June 28, 2013)

STATUS: Court applied Section 230 to preempt lawsuit.

N.Y. Sup.Ct.: Dentist's Defamation Lawsuit Against Yelp Preempted by Section 230
http://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2013/07/dentist_lawsuit.htm

>>Order:
http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=7431657123194601479&hl=en&as_sdt=2&as_vis=1&oi=scholarr