Coons v. Oliphant (Lawsuit) [1]

On December 22, 2006, John Oliphant sent a mass email and posted on his MySpace page an article entitled "the Worst Party Guest Ever," in which he made insulting remarks about Ron Coons. According to court filings, Oliphant accused Coons of drugging women at a party and included a picture of Coons and a caption saying "He's a pervert Dude."

On January 4, 2007, Coons's lawyer sent Oliphant a letter threatening legal action if he did not publish a retraction and apology. (Please see the CMLP Database entry on the related letter [2] for more information.)

Coons sued Oliphant for defamation in Tennessee state court on January 31, 2007. Oliphant answered in March 2007 asserting, among other things, that his statements were true.

The case is pending.