Online criticism sparks real world defamation lawsuit

Since then, a one-star review on Yelp.com shows up first when you search the company, and it calls owner Michael Rassel a "scam liar and complete weirdo."So this month, Rassel filed a defamation lawsuit against the customer, Roy Gonzales, bringing to Sarasota a growing threat that a critical review can land disgruntled customers in court.More…