Yelp sued, argues lawsuit is without merit

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Post title: Yelp sued, argues lawsuit is without merit

Authored by: krisnelson

Date posted: Feb 26, 2010

Categorized as: business • law • technology

Tagged with: business • extortion • law • Yelp