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Litigation

Mar. 19, 2010

Complaints About Yelp Prompt Class Action

Negative reviews on the popular business-review Web site Yelp.com have given way to class action lawsuits, the most recent in San Francisco state court by a small business owner claiming the consumer site tried to shake him down for advertising revenue.

By Dhyana Levey

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - Complaints about the popular business-review Web site Yelp.com have given way to class actions, the most recent in San Francisco state court by a small business owner claiming the consumer site tried to shake him down for advertising revenue.

Boris Levitt, owner of the San Francisco furniture repair shop Renaissance Furniture Restoration, said his problems started aroun...

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