Legal Opinion
Boris Levitt v. Yelp! Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 2, 2014No. 11-17676PublishedCited by 339 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BERZON, Circuit Judge:
Today, individuals can share their opinions with the entire world courtesy of a few taps on the keyboard. The appellee in this case, Yelp! Inc. (“Yelp”), provides an online forum on which its users express opinions as to services ranging from dog walkers to taco trucks.
The appellees, Boris Levitt, Cats and Dogs Animal Hospital, Inc. (“Cats and Dogs”), John Mercurio, and Dr. Tracy Chan, are small business owners (collectively, “the business owners”) who allege that Yelp extorted or attempted to extort advertising payments from them by manipulating user reviews and…
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