But remember the crackpots (sorry homeopathists) were the innocent victims here - the nasty journalist said they were a buch of frauds - so causing them to lose money and their patients to go untreated.

I'd love to see him counter sue for, I don't know, besmirching his good name.

They accused him of lying right? Can he not ask them to prove that.

Would be amusing (but I realise, sadly, unlikely)

They accused him of libel, actually. In the UK you can both be telling the truth and be guilty of libel. (Hence the hubbub there about libel reform)

Fair point; I forgot the precise bit they were suing over. :)