Coons v. Oliphant, No. 07C339 (Tenn. Dist. Ct., Davidson County filed Jan. 31, 2007).
Status: Pending.

Ron Coons sued John Wayne Oliphant, Jr. over a message sent via the Evite invitation service and a MySpace page which alleged that he had drugged young women at parties. In his answer to the lawsuit, Oliphant claims that the challenged statements are either true or protected opinion.

Links and Court Documents:
http://www.thebloggingjournalist.com/2007/03/vlogger_ron_coo.html
Copies of Evite and MySpace page, with plaintiff’s initial demand letter: http://www.tennessean.com/assets/pdf/DN65308310.PDF
Defendant’s answer: http://www.tennessean.com/assets/pdf/DN65309310.PDF