Seattle Surgeon Guilty of Breaking Law with Review Practices
A federal judge found Allure Esthetic wrongly prevented patients from posting negative reviews with illegal NDAs.
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A federal judge agreed with Attorney General Bob Ferguson, ruling that Seattle plastic surgery provider Allure Esthetic and its owner, Dr. Javad Sajan, illegally prevented patients from posting negative reviews about the business.
Some businesses find reviews so important and so threatening they are willing to do just about anything to avoid a bad one. While the case is still technically ongoing, a federal judge has granted summary judgement, declaring that "the clinic broke the law by requiring more than 10,000 patients to sign illegal non-disclosure agreements before receiving treatment. In many cases, patients learned they had to sign only after paying Allure a nonrefundable $100 consultation fee."