The Florida court that would have heard Gawker's appeal had already made a ruling sympathetic to Gawker.īut Denton wrote Wednesday that "all-out legal war" with billionaire entrepreneur Peter Thiel, who was revealed as the benefactor behind the Hogan lawsuit and other litigation against Gawker, "would have cost too much, and hurt too many people, and there was no end in sight." Such confidence wasn't unfounded, either. The staggering verdict forced Gawker to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, leading to its sale this summer.ĭenton asserted throughout that Gawker would ultimately be vindicated by a higher court's reversal of the judgment.
HAMILTON NOLAN GAWKER FITNESS TRIAL
Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, landed a $140.1 million judgment from a Florida jury earlier this year in an invasion of privacy trial stemming from Gawker's publication of excerpts from his sex tape in 2012. "I think it's extremely bleak and disappointing, and most of all, I stand by my work," Biddle said. Related: Peter Thiel defends his support of Donald Trumpīiddle's stories chronicled Terrill's conflict with the cofounder of Tinder and questioned Ayyadurai's claims to have invented email. As another part of the deal, the three stories about Hogan, Ayyadurai and Terrill that prompted the lawsuits will be removed.Īyyadurai and Terrill sued Cook and Sam Biddle, a former Gawker writer who now works at The Intercept, claiming the stories were "false and highly defamatory." Two other plaintiffs who brought lawsuits against Gawker, Shiva Ayyadurai and Ashley Terrill, settled for $750,000 and $500,000, respectively.
HAMILTON NOLAN GAWKER FITNESS PLUS
Under the terms of the settlement, Hogan will be paid $31 million plus a percentage of the proceeds from Gawker's sale to Univision. They learned of the settlement as news reports began to trickle out Wednesday. As far as they knew, Denton and the estate were preparing for an appeal. "Considering how much the people involved in this case were put through I can't blame anyone for wanting to get the whole situation over with," Nolan said.Įmployees at Gizmodo Media were given no indication that a settlement was imminent this week. Related: Gawker and Hulk Hogan settle lawsuit: 'The saga is over' Hamilton Nolan, a long-serving writer at the company, said he understands the desire for a resolution.
0 kommentar(er)
