A motion by Kirk Bandstad asking for a new trial and reduced damages has been denied by a judge in Wisconsin. TheLakelandTimes reports last fall, a jury ruled against Bangstad and the Minocqua Brewing Company, finding him guilty of multiple counts of defamation with malice of the publisher of the Lakeland Times, Gregg Walker. Circuit court judge Leon Stenz denied the laundry list of motions, saying it was not the Court’s function to second guess the jury’s decision. Stenz also said he found substantial credible evidence to support the jury’s verdict.