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Hey genius, once a complaint is filed, the defendant actually has to hire an attorney to defend himself against it. And just in case you aren't aware, attorneys don't come cheap. Motions to dismiss cost money and if you are dealing with a notice pleading state, which most states are, complaints generally get past the dismissal stage and then you have to start spending real money to defend against the case.

I think you are generally aware of this but are just playing stupid because it suits your position on shifting the burden to defendants in libel case.

Hey genius, once a complaint is filed, the defendant actually has to hire an attorney to defend himself against it.

Hey not so genius, one doesn't have to be a lawyer to know the law, to learn the rules of the court, so to file the proper papers and get the compliant thrown out.

But the number one rule, don't be so stupid as to write something that you cannot back up 100% without the threat of a complaint happening in the first place.

And for the record, an I a licensed lawyer, no. Have I had to deal with the system, yes. Have I won, yes and I did so without having to enter a court room. With the proper response directly to the opposing party, they properly backed down. Now it wasn't a libel suit, it was dealing with a self insured company who was refusing to pay and threatened to take us to court. Our insurance company, because the other company is so huge, recommended we settle for a fraction of the damages because the litigation would have cost more than the damages. We promptly sent back the check the self insured multimillion dollar company had sent us along with the proper legal reply, written by me, no licensed lawyer needed, and within 2 wks we had a check for 100% of the damages (roughly $32,000.00) we had incurred.

So you can dispense with your condescending attitude. If the evidence is on your side, there should be no fear of retribution, no matter what type of complaint, but especially those who use their pen(keyboard) to make their living.