Selected Case Documents:
- *Circuit Court’s Order Dismissing Plaintiff’s Complaint With Prejudice
- *Appellate Court Order Denying Plaintiff’s Appeal and Remanding for Consideration of Attorney’s Fees Award
- *Circuit Court’s Order Awarding $10,000.00 in Attorney’s Fees
- Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint
- Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss First Amended Complaint
- Plaintiff’s Response to Motion to Dismiss (1)/Plaintiff’s Response to Motion to Dismiss (2)
- Defendant’s Reply to Plaintiff’s Response
- Transcript of Hearing on Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss
- Brief of Plaintiff-Appellant Thomas Nathan Loftis, Sr.
- Brief of Defendant-Appellee and Cross-Appellant Randy Rayburn
Selected Media Coverage:
- The Tennessean: The Tennessean: Judge awards Randy Rayburn $10,000 after ‘far-fetched’ defamation suit was dismissed
- The Tennessean: Defamation lawsuit against restaurateur Randy Rayburn dismissed — again
- TechDirt: Appeals Court Finally Shuts Down Bogus Lawsuit Targeting A School Official For Words A Journalist Wrote
- The Nashville Business Journal: Court of Appeals dismisses lawsuit against Nashville restaurateur
- TechDirt: Judge Dumps Stupid Libel Suit Featuring A Man Suing A Third Party For Things A Journalist Said
- Nashville Business Journal: Nashville restaurateur Randy Rayburn faces $1.5 million lawsuit
- TechDirt: Former University Official Files Libel Lawsuit Against His Replacement For Things A Journalist Said
- Nashville Business Journal: Judge dismisses $1.5M suit against well-known restaurateur
- First Amendment Center’s Newseum Institute: Unusual Defamation Suit Targets Source of Story