The nice thing about America is that you can sue anyone for anything (even if the case has no merit and goes nowhere). But winning a libel suit is no panacea —

The nice thing about America is that you can sue anyone for anything (even if the case has no merit and goes nowhere). But winning a libel suit is no panacea — it doesn't magically make your life better. See e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Jewell#Libel_cases http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Jewell#Libel_cases and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Jewell#Aftermath http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Jewell#Aftermath .