What are the "damages" (lost $$, wife won't screw??) if someone on a message board like horseplop says that Mr. A gives EPO to his horses??.... NADA... ZIPPO....ZILCH
Now if someone's lawyer wants to jack up the bill for his client by going through the process of issuing a subpoena for the names of posters on a message board, he is a bigger thief than the person he is purportedly defending.