What type of lawyer handles a case involving false reports in a newspaper.?VERY IMPORTANT!!!!!!?

A local newspaper reported a false story involving my home and my friends truck. The reporters got their information from a nosy neighbor accross the street that had no clue what was really going on.





Now my home, my children and a serious false story was printed for all to know in the town I live in. This paper reprints their stories in their affiliate news station and in 2 sourounding counties.


There are several other issues involved in the endangerment this paper has put my family in.


So what actions do I need to take and where can I find the right lawyer to sue the papers? also, what classification would this law suit be filed under, and can I include the neighbor in a slander suit?What type of lawyer handles a case involving false reports in a newspaper.?VERY IMPORTANT!!!!!!?
That would be a libel suit. Slander refers to the spoken word libel suits go after false allegations that have been printed. Both are thought of as defamation.





You'd want a civil attorney, plenty of them around. Many specialize in cases like yours and often work for a percentage of the settlement, if they think it gonna be large enough that is.What type of lawyer handles a case involving false reports in a newspaper.?VERY IMPORTANT!!!!!!?
Unless you can prove that the false report was printed maliciously, about all you'll get is an apology. You see, libel has to be both false and intended to harm, not merely false. As for your neighbor, he's allowed to have an opinion, even if it's wrong. Only if you could demonstrate that your neighbor knowingly and maliciously (there's that word again), made false statements about you to harm your reputation or financial prospects would you have a case worth pursuing.