Legal Questions

Your resource for those sticky questions about negative reviews, business trademarks, and when to get your lawyer involved.

• Can I remove my business page from Yelp?
• Can I report a business if I think it's unlicensed?
• Can I report a business that is trying to pay people to write positive reviews?
• Can I sue Yelp for a bad review?
• Do Yelpers ever get sued for posting negative reviews?
• Does Yelp extort small businesses?
• How can law enforcement officials get in touch with Yelp?
• How do I report content that violates Yelp's Content Guidelines or Terms of Service?
• How do I report someone who is harassing me on Yelp?
• How do I report someone who is harassing me outside of Yelp?
• What are Consumer Alerts?
• What should I do if a business tries to pay me in exchange for removing my negative review?
• What should I do if a reviewer demands payment in exchange for removing a negative review?
• What should I do if another business is using my trademarked business name?
• Will Yelp remove a false or defamatory review?
• Will Yelp remove my business page if I've trademarked the name of my business?
• Will Yelp remove my business page if my business is in a highly regulated industry?