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Hulk Hogan sex-video verdict could have limited impact

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Hulk Hogan‘s $140 million courtroom victory against Gawker for posting a sex tape of the former pro wrestler was many things, including a lurid inside look at the business of celebrity gossip and a dispute over what constitutes newsworthiness. But legal experts generally agree on what it wasn’t: a serious threat to the First Amendment. At this point, it is only a jury verdict, and an appeals court could reduce it or throw it out altogether. Even if it is…

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Hulk Hogan trial may be near end, with closing arguments Friday

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Jurors will hear closing arguments Friday in ex-pro wrestler Hulk Hogan‘s lawsuit against Gawker Media over a sex video, a Florida judge said. Judge Pamela Campbell sent the jurors home for the day Thursday while lawyers for Hogan, Gawker and media companies discussed evidence issues following lunch. Around 2 p.m., with all legal discussions ended, Campbell ended court for the day. Also on Thursday, a Florida court ruled in favor of a group of media companies that wanted documents unsealed…

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Founder of Gawker Media expected to testify in Hulk Hogan case

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The founder of Gawker Media is scheduled for a second day on the witness stand in the Hulk Hogan sex video trial. Nick Denton will be questioned by Gawker’s lawyers Tuesday and will likely be cross-examined by Hogan’s lawyers as well. On Monday, Denton spoke about his rise in the publishing world and how he founded Gawker. Former pro wrestler Hulk Hogan is suing Gawker for $100 million for posting an edited video of Hogan having sex with his then-best…

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Gawker reporter testifies via video in Hulk Hogan lawsuit

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Jurors saw video testimony from a reporter for the news website Gawker, as a trial continued for a third day in the Hulk Hogan sex video lawsuit. On Wednesday morning, Gawker reporter A.J. Daulerio said that when he received the Hogan sex video in the mail it was “very amusing” and that he thought it was newsworthy. He added that he did not try to contact Hogan, the woman Hogan had sex with or the woman’s husband, prior to posting…

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Jury selection in Hulk Hogan privacy case enters 2nd day

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Jury selection entered a second day in the civil trial between pro wrestler Hulk Hogan and a popular news website. Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, is suing Gawker for $100 million for publishing a sex tape of him and the wife of a Tampa radio personality. The Tampa Bay Times reports attorneys will likely face several challenges, from Bollea’s celebrity status to jurors’ perceptions of sex, as they feud in a Pinellas courtroom to keep the six jurors, and…

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Possible jurors called for trial between Hulk Hogan, Gawker

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Just before he was about to step into a Florida courtroom Tuesday morning, former pro wrestler Hulk Hogan issued a tweet to his 1.4 million followers. “Time for the real main event! “I AM” going to slam another Giant! Hogan vrs Gawker! Watcha Gonna Do Gawker? Only Justice Brother HH.” The “main event” he was referring to? Not a wrestling smackdown, but a $100 million legal battle with a popular news website over his privacy. After years of wrangling, a…

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Gawker president expects to lose Hulk Hogan sex tape lawsuit

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Gawker Media’s president is anticipating a loss against former wrestling star Hulk Hogan over the 2012 leak of a sex tape. “It’s probably difficult to win the case entirely, outright, knowing the jury that we’re facing, but it’s possible. More likely than not, we end up with a really small judgment that we can easily carry and we appeal that,” said Heather Dietrick said during a Gawker staff meeting held on Thursday according to Capital New York. Gawker is facing…

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