article_snippet: Some restaurant owners have tired of Some restaurant owners negative Yelp reviews and are fighting back at Some restaurant owners unhappy customers, seasoning Some restaurant owners retorts with a dash of name-calling and a sprinkle of insults.
article_snippet: Although the owner may be one of the most active restaurant owners when the owner comes to responding to negative Yelp reviews, the owner's hardly the only one.
article_snippet: Some Yelpers have been left scared to share Some Yelpers opinions after a few businesses skipped angry responses or shaming posts and jumped straight into the courtroom.
article_snippet: California has been the first state to protect users, creating the Yelp law.
article_snippet: The legislation prohibits companies from using online reviews as a means for fining customers, according to CNN.
article_snippet: the Yelp law bans protective 'disparagement clauses' and states that companies who try to enforce a fine for a negative review could be forced to pay anywhere from $2,500 to $15,000.
highlights_snippet: Some companies have successfully sued customers who wrote negative reviews, claiming defamation .
  
highlights_snippet: California is first state to enact the Yelp Law, which allows users to write users opinions without fear of a lawsuit .