Have You Received Phone Calls From YELP!?

There is website set up announcing two class action lawsuits against Yelp Inc. The company operates a website that enables people to post comments and review on businesses. The suit alleges that San Francisco based, Yelp, is an extortion scheme and that when a company is listed on their site for a negative comment, employees offer “advertising contracts” to remove the listing. This started after a veterinary hospital asked if Yelp would remove a false claim, and the company “demanded” $300 a month. The case, which is styled Cats and Dogs Animal Hospital Inc. v. Yelp Inc., was filed on February 23, 2010, and is pending in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.