Yelp Hit with Class Action Lawsuit

Yelp, a popular user-generated review site, has been hit with a class action lawsuit that accuses the site of running an extortion scheme. Two law firms reportedly filed the suit against Yelp in Los Angeles Federal court on Tuesday on behalf of Cats and Dogs Animal Hospital, a veterinary animal hospital in Long Beach, California, according to a press release. Last year, Yelp was accused of similar questionable business practices by two San Francisco-area newspapers.