Ohio company sues woman over one-star Google review, seeks more than $25,000 in defamation lawsuit

An Ohio family-owned manufacturing company is suing a woman over a one-star Google review, alleging that she made false and malicious claims about the company’s quality and manufacturing record, according to a report in PEOPLE.

Starr Manufacturing Inc., an industrial equipment manufacturer based in Ohio, filed a defamation lawsuit against Columbus resident Julie Watson in the Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas on Aug. 12, according to a legal complaint obtained by PEOPLE. The unusual lawsuit centers on a public Google review that the company says caused significant reputational and business damage.

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What did the woman say in her Google review?

According to the complaint, Watson “falsely and maliciously made claims” that Starr Manufacturing had various quality and manufacturing failures with…