A Hazel Crest sole practitioner on lost his bid to revive his defamation lawsuit against his 2016 Democratic primary opponent, following a state appeals panel’s ruling.The 1st District Appellate Court last week found that plaintiff McStephen O.A. “Max” Solomon presented no evidence showing that state Sen. Michael E. Hastings and his campaign committee, Citizens for Michael E. Hastings, made defamatory statements about him with actual malice.“The plaintiff presented no evidence whatsoever that the …