GRUBER v. YELP INC.

No. A155063.

55 Cal.App.5th 591 (2020)

ERIC GRUBER et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. YELP INC., Defendant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Three.

October 7, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dakessian Law, Mardiros H. Dakessian , Zareh Jaltorossian ; KP Law, Zareh Jaltorossian ; Da Vega Fisher Mechtenberg, Matthew S. Da Vega , Matthew H. Fisher ; Jaurigue Law Group, JLG Lawyers, Michael J. Jaurigue and Abigail Zelenski for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, Joshua Briones , E. Crystal Lopez , Nicholas Weiss and Matthew J. Novian for Defendant and Respondent.

Katie Townsend, Bruce D. Brown , Caitlin Vogus and Lindsie Trego for Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.

Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth and Kevin M. Goldberg for American Society of News Editors and Association for Alternative Newsmedia as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.

Jim Ewert for California News Publishers Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.

David M. Giles for The E.W. Scripps Company as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.

David Snyder for First Amendment Coalition as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.

Barbara W. Wall for Gannett Co., Inc., as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.

Juan Cornejo for The McClatchy Company as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.

Marshall W. Anstandig for MNG Enterprises, Inc., as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton and James Chadwick for MediaNews Group Inc. as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.

Mickey H. Osterreicher for National Press Photographers Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.

Davis Wright Tremaine, Laura R. Handman , Alison Schary and Thomas R. Burke for Online News Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.

Wiley Rein and Kathleen A. Kirby for Radio Television Digital News Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.

Baker & Hostetler, Bruce W. Sanford and Mark I. Bailen for Society of Professional Journalists as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.

Ignacio Hernandez for Consumer Federation of California, Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, Consumer Action and The Utility Reform Network as Amici Curiae.


OPINION

This is an appeal from final judgment after the trial court granted the motion for summary judgment or, in the alternative, summary adjudication of defendant Yelp Inc. (Yelp). Plaintiff Eric Gruber sued Yelp on behalf of himself and a proposed class of similarly situated persons under the California Invasion...

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