March 30, 2022
A New Jersey federal judge dismissed on Wednesday a former Pennsylvania restaurateur's claims against two patrons who complained about the venue's meat supply on the review website Yelp, ruling that opinions do not constitute defamation.
July 06, 2020
A former customer of a shuttered Pennsylvania restaurant urged a New Jersey federal judge on Monday to enforce a purported deal resolving the restaurateur's defamation claims over her allegedly harsh Yelp reviews, saying the absence of a formal agreement didn't mean the settlement doesn't exist.
June 19, 2020
The owner of a shuttered Philadelphia restaurant blasted a disgruntled customer's "vindictive and harassing" bid to enforce a purported settlement in defamation litigation on Thursday, telling a New Jersey federal judge that there was never any deal on the table.
March 16, 2020
The owner of a shuttered Philadelphia eatery can pursue a defamation action against a former customer over her purportedly harassing and false reviews on Yelp, a New Jersey federal judge said Monday, finding that the restaurateur's voluntary dismissal of a nearly identical suit didn't matter.