John Furlong has now followed through on his promise to take legal action against the Georgia Straight and a reporter accused of making unfounded allegations against the head of Vancouver's 2010 Olympic organizing team.
Furlong’s lawyer Marvin Storrow has now filed notice of civil claim against Laura robinson, Daniel McLeod, Charlie Smith and Vancouver Free Press Publishing Corporation.
The action is in response to an article published September 27th.
Furlong has denied any wrongdoing, but he's refusing to comment any further now that the matter is before the courts.