Since filing the case "Boris Levitt vs. Yelp, Inc." on March 12, 2010, Law Office of Murray & Associates and Law office of Ongaro - Burtt have been contacted by many business owners who were impaired by Yelp and its manipulative policies.
Since then, a few cases were consolidated into one case, and the Law Office of Ongaro, Burtt & Louderback LLP was appointed as a Lead Counsel for the plaintiffs.
Unfortunately for business owners, today, October 26, 2011, after a year and a half of fighting for fair justice, Federal Judge Edward M. Chen granted Defendant's Motion to Dismiss the case.
Now Yelp has a "license for extortion" under the Communications Decency Act (CDA), which gives Yelp an "editorial" immunity. And Yelp will use this "license" as much as it can.We still hope that it is not over. We would appreciate any constructive opinion about what can be done to stop Yelp from misleading the public and misrepresenting the average rates of businesses by manipulating of reviews.
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