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LEVITT v. YELP! INC.

No. 11-17676.

765 F.3d 1123 (2014)

Boris Y. LEVITT, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, dba Renaissance Restoration; Cats and Dogs Animal Hospital, Inc.; Tracy Chan, dba Marina Dental Care; John Mercurio, dba Wheel Techniques, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. YELP! INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed September 2, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence Dale Murray (argued), John Henning III , and Robert C. Strickland , Murray & Associates, San Francisco, CA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

S. Ashlie Beringer (argued) and Molly Cutler , Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, Palo Alto, CA; Gail Ellen Lees , Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, Los Angeles, CA; and Aaron Schur, Yelp Inc., San Francisco, CA, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before: RICHARD A. PAEZ, MARSHA S. BERZON, and RICHARD C. TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

BERZON, Circuit Judge:

Today, individuals can share their opinions with the entire world courtesy of a few taps on the keyboard. The appellee in this case, Yelp! Inc. ("Yelp"), provides an online forum on which its users express opinions as to services ranging from dog walkers to taco trucks.

The appellees, Boris Levitt, Cats and Dogs Animal Hospital, Inc. ("Cats and Dogs"), John Mercurio, and Dr. Tracy Chan, are small business owners (collectively...

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