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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Montana enacts consumer protection amendments to include deception

On April 17, Montana enacted SB 488 (the “Act”) which amends the Montana Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 to include false, misleading or otherwise deceptive consumer reviews or testimonials. The Act...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

CRFA Insights

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One of the downsides of working with the public is that sometimes the public will be disappointed with the service you offer. And in this era of the internet, the number one remedy consumers have is to complain about...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

The Freedom to Yelp: Congress Curbs ToS Overreach

Worried about a company retaliating against you when you post a negative review on Yelp or TripAdvisor? Worry no longer because Congress has your back. Last week, Congress passed a law that will make it illegal for companies...more

Morgan Lewis

California Bans Nondisparagement Clauses in Consumer Contracts

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The “Yelp” Bill impacts any entity or person doing business with consumers in California. Those who are fans of writing product or service reviews for sites such as Yelp will be pleased that California law just made it much...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Litigation Alert: California Bans Non-Disparagement Clauses in Consumer Contracts

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On September 9, 2014, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law AB 2365, popularly referred to as the “Yelp” bill. The new law, codified at California Civil Code section 1670.8, will prohibit the use of “non-disparagement” clauses...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Status Updates - September 2014 #4

..Disappearing ink. Facebook is testing, for a small group of users, a feature that will permit a user to schedule a post for automatic deletion after a specified period of time. It seems that the period can range from an...more

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