I empathize with your experience.
I don't know how you would go about seeking repair from libel; I presume a lawsuit is the usual approach. I wouldn't expect a high probability of success in that area, but I have no experience in that space.
I don't know how to ask this next question without sounding cheeky, but I am deadly curious and so will risk it and trust you will find the question is in earnest:
What was the point of casting an inaccurate definition ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Dream )? Did it help you present the sequence of events in some way?