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Published: Sep 19, 2020

Updated: Dec 8, 2023

Can a Business Sue for a Bad Review?

[1] Cal. Civ. Code §§ 45-46. [2] Cal. Civ. Code § 44. [3] See Yow v. National Enquirer, Inc. 550 F.Supp.2d 1179, 1183 (E.D. Cal. 2008). [4] Restatement (2nd) of Torts, §§570-574. [5] See Leidholdt v. L.F.P. Inc., 860 F.2d 890 (9th Cir. 1988). [6] See Time Inc. v. Hill, 385 U.S. 411 (1967). [7] See Blake v. Giustibelli, Case No. 4D14-3231 (Florida 4th DCA, January 6, 2016). [8] U.S. Const. amend I. [9] California Code of Civil Procedure § 425.16. [10] Id. [11] 15 U.S. Code § 45(b). [12] 15 U.S. Code § 45(b)(a)(3). [13] 15 U.S. Code § 45(b)(c). [14] 15 U.S. Code § 45(b)(d). [15] Vince Sollitto, Protecting Free Speech: Why Yelp is Marking Businesses That Sue Their Customers, Yelp Official Blog (July 25, 2016)  https://blog.yelp.com/2016/07/protecting-free-speech-yelp-marking-businesses-sue-customers [16] See Yelp, Inc. v. Hadeed Carpet Cleaning, Inc., 752 S.E.2d 554 (2014). [17] Id. at 560. [18] Hassell v. Bird, 420 P.3d 776 (Cal. 2018). [19] 47 U.S.C. § 230.

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