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Fresh off a win in court, Shooter hit with a libel suit

By Paulina Pineda | Arizona Capitol Times

Expelled lawmaker Don Shooter’s legal troubles aren’t over.

While today he celebrated Superior Court Judge Rosa Mroz’s ruling allowing him to remain on the Aug. 28 primary ballot for the state Senate in Legislative District 13, he’ll now have to defend himself against allegations of libel and slander made in a lawsuit filed by Rep. Michelle Ugenti-Rita, R-Scottsdale.

The complaint, filed Thursday in Maricopa County Superior Court, also accuses  Shooter of intentional infliction of emotional distress, battery and negligence.

It was Ugenti-Rita’s complaints of sexual harassment that led to Shooter’s eventual expulsion from the House of Representatives.

In the 12-page complaint, Ugenti-Rita’s attorney, Daniel Massey, alleged that almost immediately after the start of the 2011 legislative session, Shooter began making inappropriate and sexually suggestive comments toward Ugenti-Rita.

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