Q: I know defamation and libel is hard to prove in Missouri but I feel like we have a case here.
Me and my wife have been attacked by a couple in our town for weeks now. Numerous posts on FB and numerous videos saying things that have been proven false. My wife is a teacher in our town and they have made numerous posts attacking her career as well and its getting severely out of hand. We have tried to settle this with them numerous times to no avail, it's starting to effect her work as students and parents are talking at it and students are asking my wife about these things. Everything they have posted is publicly available on FB and they have blocked us from their accts and pages in an attempt to keep us from seeing these things. We have copies of everything including all videos that they are still making every day. We just want this all to stop and for them to understand this isn't ok. I am near STL and would really like to sit down and hear what kind of options we have available.
A:
Your next step is to schedule a consultation with an attorney who understands and has experience with defamation matters under Missouri law. Generally, a cease and desist letter from an attorney is a good first step before jumping into litigation.
I am sorry that you and your wife are being subjected to negative posts online.
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