Coons v. Oliphant (Letter) [1]

On December 22, 2006, John Oliphant sent a mass email entitled "the Worst Party Guest Ever," in which he made insulting remarks about Ron Coons and accused him of drugging women at a party. The email included a picture of Coons and a caption saying "He's a pervert Dude."

On December 23, 2006, Coons contacted Oliphant through Oliphant's MySpace page and complained about the email.

On January 4, 2007, Coons's lawyer sent Oliphant a letter threatening legal action if he did not publish a retraction and apology.

Coons filed a lawsuit in Tennessee state court in late January. (Please see the CMLP's Database entry [2] for the related lawsuit).