Michelle Duchouquette gave Prestigious Pets of Dallas a 1-star review on Yelp. She was unhappy about being charged an extra $5 for dog care and the way the water in her fish bowl became cloudy. Now the pet daycare company is suing her for up to $1 million because she unwittingly signed a non-disparagement clause buried in the fine print of the agreement she signed.
From CBS Dallas Fort Worth:
“This is an outrage and they need a lawyer,” said Paul Levy with Public Citizen in Washington D.C. The consumer advocates are representing the Plano couple pro-bono along with their Texas counsel, Nicole Williams. Williams in an anti-trust and trade regulation attorney at Thompson & Knight.
CBS11’s Cristin Severance traveled to their office to D.C. to talk with Levy about the newest lawsuit. “The non-disparagement clause says that you shouldn’t do anything to damage the reputation of the company. You’d think that what really damaged the reputation of the company was bringing the suit in the first place,” said Levy.
Yelp's page for Prestigious Pets now has this warning
