A food blogger in France has been fined 1500 euros ($2,040 USD) for writing a negative review of a restaurant. According to Arret Sur Images (translated), Caroline Doudet wrote an unflattering review of Il Giardino, an Italian restaurant in Cap-Ferret, France in August of 2013 on her blog Les Chroniques Culturelles. She was brought to court six months later by the restaurant.
http://eater.com/archives/2014/07/1...00-for-writing-negative-restaurant-review.php
http://eater.com/archives/2014/07/1...00-for-writing-negative-restaurant-review.php
