![]() ![]() ![]() His $35 million libel suit against Gawker is related to claims that he invented email.Ī freelance reporter named Ashley Terrill brokered a $500,000 deal to put to rest her $10 million defamation case over an article about the dating app Tinder.įormer MLB pitcher Mitch Williams scored a $125,000 payout to settle another defamation suit.Īnd Chicago attorney Meanith Huon reached a $100,000 agreement for his $100 million defamation claim. Gawker is also paying to settle four other lawsuits.Īctress Fran Drescher’s husband, Shiva Ayyadurai, will get $750,000. “While the company believes it could still prevail on appeal,” that could cost up to $10 million in legal fees, Galardi said. Hogan is expected to receive the money by the end of the year. Lawyer Gregg Galardi, who represents the bankrupt Web site, said the $31 million Hogan settlement “was very favorable” because it’s only a fraction of the $140 million award. recovered in settlement or through collection of a damages award. The March invasion-of-privacy verdict included $55 million in economic damages, $60 million for emotional distress and $25 million in punitive damages. Gawker has appealed the ruling, and in an apparent effort to avoid paying Bollea. Hogan forced Gawker into bankruptcy in June when he tried to collect on a $140 million award from a Florida jury after the site posted a video of him having sex with his then-best friend’s wife. The plan indemnifies Gawker’s former writers against potential lawsuits over articles published before the company was sold to Univision in August for $135 million. “That we have these protections is a moderate victory.” “The company got murdered,” said ex-Gawker reporter Jordan Sargent. Hulk Hogan gets $31M in Gawker settlementĪ Manhattan federal judge Tuesday approved a bankruptcy plan for Gawker that includes a $31 million payment to Hulk Hogan, $1.5 million to settle four other lawsuits, and protection for former writers against future legal claims. Kurt Angle: Hulk Hogan told me he 'can't feel his legs' anymore Hulk Hogan 'is doing well and is not paralyzed' following back surgery: rep Gawker to shut down again as parent company BDG lays off 8% of staff Hulk Hogan spotted walking with cane after wild speculation he was paralyzed What WWE superstar are you based on your zodiac sign?
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