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Avvo’s ‘Sponsored Listings’ Not Commercial Enough to Escape First Amendment Protection in Lawyer’s Publicity Suit – IL ND

In its decade old existence, Avvo, Inc., an “on line legal services marketplace,” has been no stranger to controversy.  Private attorneys and bar associations alike have objected to Avvo’s business model and practices – some filing defamation lawsuits against the company while others have demanded in regulatory venues that Avvo stop its unconsented “scraping” of …

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Posted byPaulPOctober 10, 2016October 18, 2016Posted inBusiness Torts, Civil ProcedureTags: Avvo, commercial speech, First Amendment, Jewel, Jordan, yellow pages
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