An interesting discussion has started popping up about whether a mod would be considered an employee under NYC labor laws. People seem to think it would.
https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/337123/131620
This answer suggests their failure would be in violation https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/334728/can-a-fired-moderator-be-elected-as-a-moderator/336903#336903
so maybe you could try that route rather than a general defamation case, might be cheaper given its designed for low-paid (!) employees (!!) to get redress.
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Date: 2019-10-30 11:31 am (UTC)https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/337123/131620
This answer suggests their failure would be in violation
https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/334728/can-a-fired-moderator-be-elected-as-a-moderator/336903#336903
so maybe you could try that route rather than a general defamation case, might be cheaper given its designed for low-paid (!) employees (!!) to get redress.