Not if you have enough credible witnesses to this oral defamation, and can prove that it somehow harmed you (loss of business, etc). You may have to bring the witnesses in person, rather than by affidavit or deposition, so they can be cross-examined in court.
Yes it is cause in court you need evidence which you don't have unless you record it which then can still for forgery!
Find yourself a good attorney and consult with them to determine if you even have a valid case. Slander and Libel are two VERY DIFFICULT charges to prove. The time, trouble, effort, and especially the cost, may not make it worth your while.
Yes, you can get a settlement if you win a court case for slander.
In order to sue for defamation of character, you will have to prove that your reputation was damaged due to slander or libel. You will have to present your case in a court of law.
to pursue some one means you want to chase them, if you mean to "sue" someone you will have to go to court with an attorney to help you with your case.
It would be very hard to prove that you had a verbal cancellation in court.
No. You have to prove the child knew what they were doing.
Your only legal action would be to take them to court in a civil suit for slander and defamation.
According to the Supreme Court of the United States, no, they are not.
You are not allowed to file a lawsuit for slander in a Small Claims Court. For damages and debt though, you could sue for $1, at least in theory you can.
I don't think so but slander does come to mind. They might be able to take them to court for slander but that's about it.
You could attempt to file a criminal complaint alleging a "False Report To Law Enforcement"' or you could bring suit against the person in civil court for libel or slander.
The best you could hope for is to sue under any available slander laws and have a court issue an order for the deleting/removal of the blog. If they award sufficient damages it may be enough motivation for the blog author to not repeat the slander. Note that you have to meet the legal requirements to prove slander before you can win such a case. Occasionally you may be lucky enough that the web service hosting the blog will take it down for you if you contact them and complain, but that's the exception.