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In a countersuit, two Marion County men are accusing Chattanooga developer John "Thunder" Thornton of filing a libel suit to silence critics after they said his River Gorge Ranch development was being built on top of a "Swiss cheese" of mine shafts within Aetna Mountain.
Two men in Marion County are fighting back against a developer's libel suit, alleging he's trying to silence critics regarding a controversial development project.
On Friday, Nashville attorney Daniel Horwitz filed a response to a libel lawsuit initiated by Thunder Air, the real estate company of John “Thunder” Thornton, on behalf of his client, Joe E. Blevins, and a second response on behalf of Ronnie Kennedy, who is represented by Nashville attorney William J. Harbison.
Chattanooga developer John "Thunder" Thornton appeared at the March meeting of the Marion County Commission to defend his high-end residential development from critics who have expressed concerns about old coal mines inside Aetna Mountain.