Painter Wins Defamation Suit

Dear Client:Former longtime Louisiana ABC commissioner Murphy Painter won most of the points in a defamation suit against a former colleague after a long four year battle. The Creole reports that a federal jury found late last Friday night that Kelli Suire, a former administrative assistant to Murphy, defamed Mr. Painter with sexual harassment allegations made in her state court lawsuit initially filed in August 2010 against Murphy and the ATC.The allegations accused him of stalking and sexual harassment, which