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Bollea's claims included invasion of privacy, infringement of personality rights, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Prior to trial, Bollea's lawyers said the privacy of many Americans was at stake while Gawker's lawyers said that the case could hurt freedom of the press in the United States. [4] [5]
Feb 23, 2018 · The lawsuit concerned a video of Hogan (né Terry Gene Bollea) having consensual sex with his best friend’s wife, while that same friend recorded the encounter—secretly, according to...
Sep 15, 2021 · When a $140 million verdict came down against Gawker in 2016, some legal scholars dismissed it as an aberration, largely irrelevant to the First Amendment and the legal status of the press, for two reasons. 94 First, the claims concerned privacy, not defamation. 95 And second, the case involved an unsympathetic defendant.
Dec 11, 2016 · Even after the jury’s verdict—a gargantuan award of a hundred and forty million dollars, in Hogan’s favor—few saw the case as anything more than a bizarre outlier, of little relevance to ...
Mar 23, 2016 · It’s worth considering the possible effects on publishers if the judgment against Gawker in the Hulk Hogan case is allowed to stand, Fabio Bertoni writes.
- Fabio Bertoni
Mar 2, 2016 · Case Summary. A Florida jury awarded former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan more than $140 million in his invasion of privacy suit against Gawker Media. The award includes a $25.1 million punitive verdict against the online media giant, its founder, and former editor for their publication of a sex tape involving the celebrity.
May 26, 2016 · This week, Gawker founder Nick Denton speculated that an outside contributor might be bankrolling the lawsuit after Bollea’s legal team removed a claim in the suit that would have “allowed...
