Tag: DEFAMATIONLAWSUIT

In April, we told you about the unfortunate plight of Justin Kurtz, a 21-year-old college student who found himself battling defamation charges after creating a group on Facebook to publicize his dissatisfaction with a local towing company. Not long after its birth, the group began growing, with many Kalamazoo, Michigan locals flocking to the forum in order to air their own grievances with the ...

digg_url ='http://www.switched.com/2010/04/14/angry-towing-company-sues-student-for-750k-over-facebook-page/'; Share Social networking sites are, in most parts of the world, the modern day equivalent of town halls, where people can gather round and share opinions -- as long as those opinions don't attack T&J Towing Company. The company, based in Kalamazoo, Michigan. filed a defamation ...

Two law firms have filed a class-action lawsuit against Yelp, charging the business review site with conducting unfair business practices, and running an "extortion scheme." According to the suit filed in Los Angeles federal court , Yelp's employees regularly "call businesses demanding monthly payments, in the guise of 'advertising contracts,' in exchange for removing or modifying negative reviews ...