NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Former Attorney
General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq., a partner at
the law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC ("KSF"), announces that KSF has commenced an investigation into Yelp, Inc. (NYSE:
YELP).
Beginning in 2016, the Company concentrated its efforts on local business advertising revenue through promotional offers to
local businesses, resulting in a substantial volume of advertisers added in Q1 2016 under one-year contracts with large early
termination fees. Subsequently, despite knowing that a significant number of contracts would terminate in late 2016 and
early 2017, the Company continued to tout its high advertiser retention levels to investors, even blaming a late 2016 slowdown on
the election cycle and vacation time rather than any systemic problem. On May 9, 2017,
the Company disclosed its financial results for Q1 2017 including a significant decrease to revenue guidance, resulting in the
Company's share value plummeting by more than 18%.
Thereafter, the Company and certain of its executives were sued in a securities class action lawsuit, charging them with
failing to disclose material information during the Class Period, violating federal securities laws. Recently, the court in that
case denied the Company's motion to dismiss in part, allowing the case to move forward.
KSF's investigation is focusing on whether Yelp's officers and/or directors breached their fiduciary duties to Yelp's
shareholders or otherwise violated state or federal laws.
If you have information that would assist KSF in its investigation, or have been a long-term holder of Yelp shares and would
like to discuss your legal rights, you may, without obligation or cost to you, call toll-free at 1-877-515-1850 or email KSF
Managing Partner Lewis Kahn (lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com), or visit https://www.ksfcounsel.com/cases/nyse-yelp/ to learn more.
About Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC
KSF, whose partners include Former Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., is a law
firm focused on securities, antitrust and consumer class actions, along with merger & acquisition and breach of fiduciary
litigation against publicly traded companies on behalf of shareholders. The firm has offices in New
York, California and Louisiana.
To learn more about KSF, you may visit www.ksfcounsel.com.
Contact:
Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC
Lewis Kahn, Managing Partner
lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com
1-877-515-1850
1100 Poydras St., Suite 3200
New Orleans, LA 70163
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