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California Supreme Court

Sep. 24, 2016

Yelp lines up allies, defenses in state high court defamation case

Yelp Inc. is backed by a convoy of Internet giants and advocacy groups in a high-profile state Supreme Court case against San Francisco lawyer Dawn Hassell over online reviews.

By Kevin Lee
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Yelp Inc. is backed by a convoy of internet giants and advocacy groups in a high-profile state Supreme Court case against San Francisco lawyer Dawn Hassell over online reviews.

Hassell has caught national attention for seeking a court order that would require Yelp to remove negative comments found to contain defamatory material against her law firm. She and outside counsel M...

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