What is the procedure for suing for libel?

What is the procedure for suing for libel?

Michael Ehline (Attorney at Law) gives expert video advice on: What is a tort of defamation?; What is 'libel'?; What is 'slander'? and more...

So the first step is to try and mitigate your damages by respectfully requesting a retraction. If that has not happened, then you may go to court, you may file a court complaint, you will get the court to issue a summons, and then you will have, normally, a process-server or disinterested party serve that lawsuit upon the wrongdoer, at which point the case will normally go into a process where you either settle it or you go to trial and let the jury decide.