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Released: December 06, 2012
Homeowner must delete some accusations on Yelp, Angie’s List
Source: Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post (Free Registration)
A Fairfax County woman being sued for defamation over negative reviews she wrote on Yelp and Angie’s List must delete certain accusations and is barred from repeating them in new posts, a judge ruled Wednesday.
The preliminary injunction was hailed as a victory by a D.C. contractor, who took the woman to court claiming that her online reviews of the work he did on her home were false and cost him $300,000 in business. He is suing her for $750,000.
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