SAN FRANCISCO — A magistrate judge in San Francisco won’t force the online employment forum Glassdoor.com to disclose the identities of individuals who posted negative reviews about an Illinois office design and supply firm.
In a ruling Friday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph Spero cited the potential chilling effect that disclosure could have on constitutionally protected speech. Spero also wrote that lawyers requesting the information had put forth “flimsy and unpersuasive” evidence that identifying the posters would help their client, Mason Awtry, fight a suit filed by his ex-girlfriend.
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