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Petsitter Suing Couple For Over $6,700 After Negative Yelp Review
Megan McCluskey
When Robert and Michelle Duchouquette of Plano, TX, weren’t satisfied with the care their three pets received while they were away on vacation, they wrote a negative review on Yelp for Prestigious Pets, the company that had looked after the animals.
The one-star review explained that — among other complaints — the camera attached to their fish bowl had shown that the petsitter had overfed their fish, causing the water to turn cloudy. “I think my review was fair. I went point-by-point on the things about the poli- cies of the company I didn’t like,” Michelle told CBS DFW.
Prestigious Pets replied
with a ostensibly-cordial response on Yelp, but sent the Duchouquettes a cease-and-desist letter shortly afterwards. “I was beyond shocked and a bit scared,” Michelle said.
When the review was still not removed, the
company sued for $6,766, claiming the cou- ple had violated a “non- disparagement” clause in their contract.
Nicole Williams, an anti- trust and trade regulation attorney at Thompson & Knight, said that similar lawsuits have been
unsuccessful for breach- ing first amendment rights. “There are a lot of challenges that can be made to that clause that they are against public policy, that they infringe first amendment speech,” she said.
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California Considers Banning Anorexic Models
By Melody Gutierrez
SACRAMENTO — California would ban anorexic models under a bill intro- duced Monday in the state Legislature.
Assemblyman Marc Levine, D-San Rafael, said AB2539 is an effort to reduce the number of eating disorders among models by creating industry health standards and requiring model- ing agencies to be licensed by the
“This is a societal problem as unhealthy models have become role models for young people,” Levine said in a statement. “As California often leads the nation and the world, this bill will help assure that our children will see healthy images on magazines and fashion websites.”
Last year, France approved a law that bans excessively thin models by requiring they meet a certain body
Department of Public Health to work with medical experts to cre- ate health standards for models.
The legislation has the support of former fashion model Nikki DuBose, who said AB2539 is long over-due. AB2539 is likely to face criticism from those who feel it is government over-reach and an invasion of privacy.
California Labor Commissioner. Under the legislation, models would need a physician’s certificate attesting that they don’t suffer from an eating disor- der, which agencies would be required to keep on file or face a fine.
mass index. Italy, Israel and Spain have also passed similar legislation, Levine’s office pointed out. AB2539 would not necessarily require models meet a certain body mass, instead allowing the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board and
“Eating disorders run rampant in the fashion industry in great part because models do not have sup- port, protection, and proper access to health care,” DuBose said in a statement.
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