Virginia's Supreme Court has overturned a judge's order for a woman to edit an angry Yelp review before the issue goes to trial. As part of a $750,000 lawsuit, Dietz Development asked for a preliminary injunction that would require Yelp and Angie's List user Jane Perez to edit what it claimed was a defamatory review — among other things, Perez accused Dietz workmen of stealing items from her home. Initially, a judge agreed, but the Supreme Court reversed the decision both because no dates were specified and because it was "not justified."
The case itself is still going, and if Dietz wins, it's asking for the court to make Perez edit the review and refrain from future defamatory statements, as well as pay damages against its...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/2/3829300/virginia-supreme-court-overturns-yelp-editing-order
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