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- ST. PAUL, Minnesota -- A jury awarded former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura $1.8 million on Tuesday in his lawsuit against the estate of "American Sniper" author Chris Kyle. Ventura was awarded $1.3 million for unjust enrichment, and $500,000 in damages for defamation, CBS station WCCO reports.
Nov 4, 2022 · Former wrestler and governor Jesse Ventura sued late Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle for defamation over his memoir "American Sniper". The case involved conflicting eyewitness accounts, a murder, an appeal, and a settlement.
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Dec 5, 2017 · Ventura’s defamation suit continued against Kyle’s estate following the Navy SEAL veteran’s murder on Feb. 2, 2013, at a shooting range in Chalk Mountain, Texas, by Marine veteran Eddie Ray...
Jan 9, 2017 · In 2014, a court awarded Ventura a total of $1.8 million in damages as a result of a story in Kyle’s book, “American Sniper,” in which Kyle describes an altercation between the two former...
Jun 13, 2016 · MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday threw out $1.8 million in damages awarded to former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura, who said he was defamed by the late author Chris Kyle in the bestselling book “American Sniper.”
Dec 23, 2014 · Former governor and wrestler Jesse Ventura claimed he was slandered by Chris Kyle, the "American Sniper" who killed over 150 enemies, in his memoir. He sued Kyle's family and estate for $1.8 million, but the case was dismissed after Kyle's death in 2013.
Jun 14, 2016 · In 2014, former Minnesota governor and professional wrestler Jesse Ventura won a defamation lawsuit against Chris Kyle, the Navy SEAL sniper that wrote a book that became a movie that...
Dec 5, 2017 · MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura denounced the late “American Sniper” author Chris Kyle on Monday as an “American Liar” and said he feels vindicated in his five-year legal...
