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CVN Florida Plaintiff's Attorneys of 2016: Lawyers Whose $140M Verdict Broke Media Giant

Posted by Courtroom View Network on Dec 22, 2016 10:56:49 AM

Billions of dollars were at stake in CVN-covered trials throughout Florida in 2016. However, the two lawyers who earn this year’s title as CVN Florida Plaintiff’s Attorneys of the Year spearheaded a win in a landmark trial over celebrity privacy that ultimately toppled a media giant.

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Topics: Florida, Bollea v. Gawker Media, Florida Attorney of the Year

$25M Punitive Verdict Pushes Award to $140M in Hulk Hogan-Gawker Sex Tape Trial

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Mar 21, 2016 6:56:48 PM

Michael Berry addresses the jury during the punitive phase in wrestler Hulk Hogan's suit against Gawker Media, Nick Denton, and A.J. Daulerio. 


St. Petersburg, FL—Jurors Monday imposed a $25.1 million punitive verdict on Gawker Media, its founder, and its former editor for the company’s publication of a sex video involving wrestler Hulk Hogan, driving the total award past $140 million in the blockbuster invasion of privacy case. Bollea v. Gawker Media LLC, 2012CA01244. 

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Topics: Negligence, Florida, Bollea v. Gawker Media

Gawker Body-Slammed With $115M Verdict In Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Trial

Posted by David Siegel on Mar 21, 2016 1:37:00 AM

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Topics: Florida, Bollea v. Gawker Media, privacy

|VIDEO| Ex-Gawker Editor Defends Hulk Hogan Sex Video Publication in $100M Trial

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Mar 14, 2016 6:48:00 PM

St. Petersburg, FL—The editor that first published a clip of a Hulk Hogan sex tape verbally sparred with Hogan’s attorney over ownership’s knowledge of the story and reasons surrounding the clip’s publication, as the second week of trial began Monday in the iconic wrestler’s $100 million suit against Gawker Media. Bollea v. Gawker Media, LLC, et al., 2012CA01244. 

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Topics: Florida, Bollea v. Gawker Media

Opening Statements Begin In Hulk Hogan's $100m Lawsuit Over Leaked Sex Tape

Posted by David Siegel on Mar 8, 2016 3:15:00 PM

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Topics: Florida, Bollea v. Gawker Media