REIT v. YELP!, INC.

600555/2010

29 Misc.3d 713 (2010)

907 N.Y.S.2d 411

GLENN REIT, D.D.S., Plaintiff, v. YELP!, INC., et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court, New York County.

Decided September 2, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Holland & Knight, LLP, New York City ( Richard Raysman of counsel), for plaintiff.

Cooley Godward Kronish, LLP, New York City ( Janet L. Cullum and Scott J. Pashman of counsel), for Yelp!, Inc., defendant.


OPINION OF THE COURT

JANE S. SOLOMON, J.

Plaintiff Glenn Reit, D.D.S. is a dentist practicing on Third Avenue in Manhattan. He sues Yelp!, Inc., the owner and provider of the Web site Yelp.com, and a "John Doe" defendant, identified on Yelp.com as Michael S., for defamation, and he sues Yelp alone for deceptive acts and practices under General Business Law §§ 349 and 350. By motion, he also seeks preliminary relief ordering Yelp to delete from...

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