Organic Google Sitelinks - can I edit?

[agua]

A client just contacted me saying a competitor is threatening legal action threatened against a page description in a Google sitelink (just double checked and its in the serps results too).

I checked the site and the content doesn't appear on that page or anywhere else on the site.

I also added a Meta description to that page to see if that will have an effect.

The page is the home page and I don't really want to demote it.

Is there anything else I can/should do?

[DennisSeymour]

you mean the sitelinks that show up below the result of your site?

If yes, then you can go to google webmaster tools and remove that by inserting the URL that you dont want to show up in the SERPS.

[MoosaHemani]

If I correctly understand your question...

Legal action for Meta Description... simply didn’t make any sense to me!

I mean if the Meta Description is not available within the content or elsewhere on the site then its Google who is grabbing the Meta Description from some 3^rd party source which might or might not in your control.

But in all there is no point of legal action against this because this is not the result of something you have done or in your control.

I think you should talk to your client and explain them how Google is getting the Meta Description!

[agua]

Sorry - I should have been clearer.

The site never had meta descriptions previously - I have just added them.

The Serp/Sitelink description seems to have been created by Google as I cannot find it in any context on the site.

The Serp/Sitelink description makes my clients site out to have been accredited by a National Association, which is hasn't.

I don't know how Google got the Serp/Sitelink description - but would like to

[MoosaHemani]

Usually when Google didn't find any description available on the page it usually grab it from 3rd part sources that may includes Open Directory Project or any other place where your website listing is present.

Now when you have added the Meta description it should change it once Google will re crawl the site.

hope this helps!

[agua]

That is spot on Moosa  - noodp tags added, meta description added, reindex requested - Thanks

[MoosaHemani]

Awesome! I believe it will change once Google will re-crawl your website!