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"No" what? Those are the legal threats both I and Yelp are talking about. Here's the case Yelp used as an example: http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2016/06/p
by dangrossman 10y ago
"No" what? Those are the legal threats both I and Yelp are talking about. Here's the case Yelp used as an example:
http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2016/06/plano-couple-hit-with-1m-lawsuit-over-one-star-yelp-review-asks-judge-to-drop-suit.html/ http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2016/06/plano-couple-hit-...
The business sued for libel. The customer's lawyer filed a motion to dismiss, citing first amendment rights. The business dropped its suit. Nobody's laughing.
The business filed a second suit, this time alleging the customer violated a non-disparagement clause in a contract with the business. The customer's lawyer filed another motion to dismiss, citing their first amendment rights. That one's still pending, but nobody's laughing.
Here's a copy of the ANTI-SLAPP motion to dismiss the second suit. SLAPP laws exist to ensure the courts are never used to impede your first amendment rights via the cost of mounting a legal defense. Showing that the defendant was exercising their right of free speech is a required element of making that motion, so it's certainly not going to provoke any laughter in the courtroom.
http://www.citizen.org/documents/DuchouquetteSLAPPmotion.pdf http://www.citizen.org/documents/DuchouquetteSLAPPmotion.pdf