Bad Review can get Slapped by $65K Lawsuit in Yelp

Jennifer Ujimori signed up her Bolognese puppy up for a basic obedience class with Burke, Va, business Dog Tranquility. The whole course costs about $175.However, she was disappointed as her dog was put in the same class as older, bigger dogs and was kept in a separate area. The dog was weighted about 4-pound then. This information as per reported by Washington Post.

Jennifer then asked for a pro-rated refund, however, it is to no avail. On top of that she wrote negative feedback in Yelp as well as Angie’s List for the Dog Tranquility business.  Her negative feedback on Yelp, “In a nutshell, the services delivered were not as advertised and the owner refused a refund”.

This sounds like a normal negative Yelp review. However, Colleen Dermott, the business’ owner sued Jennifer with defamation lawsuit. The three reviews from “J U” were removed in the Yelp section listing as it is violating “content guidelines or terms of service”. One was made in Jan 28 while the other two were made in March 14.

From the Dermott’s storyline, she said that she has told Jennifer in advance about the makeup class and the gated area; furthermore, she also signed a contract specifying that there are no refunds and also did not accept her offer for a credit for future classes. According to her, bad reviews could hurt her business as she used these sites to advertise her business.

Bad Review can get Slapped by $65K Lawsuit in Yelp

Former Beats Executive Sues Beats Electronics, Seeks $20 Million

Former Beats Executive and founder of the streaming music service MOG Inc. is suing Beats Electronics. He filed a lawsuit in the Los Angeles superior court and his claim is that he was unjustly fired for financial gain. His stance is that had he not been fired, he would have owned some equity in the company which was the main cause of firing him from it.

Beats Electronics is currently in the process of being bought by Apple Inc for $3.2 billion. Beats Electronics bought the streaming music service MOG Inc about two years ago.

According to Hyman, he made a deal to sold MOG Inc with the condition that he would be given 2.5% share in the company if Beats reached $500 million market value. He was fired when it looked inevitable that he would get the share, and this prevented him from “receiving the fruits and benefits” of the deal according to his claim.

Hyman’s court filing show that he was fired in a year, before the company could reach the amount set in the agreement. His claim that he was fired so that he would not get his share in the equity may be true. Hyman is trying to get $20 million for Breach of Contract.

The singer Dr. Dre and music producer Jimmy Iovine were not named in the lawsuit, although if they are still owners than it affects them as well.

Rumor has it that Apple is aiming to buy Beats Electronics for $3.2 billion. David Hyman was promised a 2.5% share in the company. A 2.5% share of $3.2 billion would be $80 million. Of course he is asking for $20 Million, which is a lot less if Apple really buys Beats Electronics for the price. Since the music streaming service is also a part of the package, it is included in the overall cost.

Former Beats Executive Sues Beats Electronics, Seeks $20 Million