A flooring company brought a defamation lawsuit against a Colorado couple for negative reviews they left on Yelp. The parties eventually settled the suit, but the dispute cost the defendant $65,000 in legal fees.
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From Pioneer Press:
"Keith Mueller is pushing to change a state law to protect someone from being sued for calling the cops.
The law’s current language protecting public participation is too vague and needs to include reporting apparent unlawful conduct to police, he argues.
Mueller’s effort stems from his experience: He was sued by a man whose acts were the subject of a report to police.
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Tim Evans, The Indianapolis Star's consumer advocate, writes about “bad reviews and lawsuits.”
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A miner in Kentucky was sued by his former employer after filing a discrimination suit against the mining company. The miner had raised concerns about the safety of working conditions before being fired, and claimed the mine’s lawsuit was filed “expressly to send a message” to employees who spoke up about safety problems.
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