This may be one of the more successful templates:

Climate scientist awarded more than $1 million in damages from conservative writers who defamed his work | CNN Business

A jury has awarded climate scientist Michael Mann $1 million in a defamation lawsuit he brought against a former scholar and a media personality who lampooned Mann’s work.

It took him eleven years!

Going to be hard to replicate a strategy that hinges on the defendant representing themselves.

@katharinehayhoe.com Good to hear about Michael Mann's win!