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Yelp Lawsuits

Yelp, one of the most popular, fast-growing online review sites, has been hit by several lawsuits from small businesses claiming they've been pressured to advertise so that Yelp will squash negative reviews users have posted about them. Yelp denies the claims, but exactly what happened may never be known.

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Yelp, one of the most popular, fast-growing online review sites, has been hit by several lawsuits from small businesses claiming they've been pressured to advertise so that Yelp will squash negative reviews users have posted about them. Yelp denies the claims, but exactly what happened may never be known.

Nortel completes sale of ethernet business; chief restructuring officer steps down

TORONTO - Nortel Networks Corp. says chief restructuring officer Pavi Binning will step down now that the sale of its optical networking and ethernet businesses to Ciena Corp. (Nasdaq:CIEN) has been completed.

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