An Interesting New Law Suit

Apparently (I know I overuse that word), a Marine Staff Sergeant has filed suit against Rep. John Murtha for statements that he has made about the Haditha incident. The interesting thing about the timing of this suit is that the NCIS (not the television show) is still investigating the incident and has not issued its report yet. Truth is usually a defense... but I am wondering what the lawyer for this Marine was thinking when they had the meeting on this one.