Bollea v. Gawker Media

Summary

A Florida jury awarded former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan more than $140 million in his invasion of privacy suit against Gawker Media. The award includes a $25.1 million punitive verdict against the online media giant, its founder, and former editor for their publication of a sex tape involving the celebrity.

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NOTE: This proceeding includes voir dire (jury selection).

Outcome

Verdict for Plaintiff - Phase 1 - total - $115,000,000.00
Phase 2 - punitive - $15,000,000.00 - Gawker
$10,000,000.00 - Nick Denton
$100,000.00 - A.J. Daulerio

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Mar 5, 2016

Opening Statements Begin In Hulk Hogan's $100m Lawsuit Over Leaked Sex Tape
Mar 8, 2016

|VIDEO| Ex-Gawker Editor Defends Hulk Hogan Sex Video Publication in $100M Trial
Mar 14, 2016

Gawker Body-Slammed With $115M Verdict In Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Trial
Mar 21, 2016

$25M Punitive Verdict Pushes Award to $140M in Hulk Hogan-Gawker Sex Tape Trial
Mar 21, 2016

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Dec 22, 2016

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Bollea, Terry
Defense: Gawker Media LLC
Verdict: $140,100,000

Judge: Pamela Campbell
Jurisdiction: 6th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: St. Petersburg Judicial Building

Case Number: 2012CA01244
Industry: Media
Practice Area: Art, Entertainment and Sports Law

Plaintiff

Bollea, Terry

Defense

Gawker Media LLC

Represented By:
Sullivan, Michael (Levine Sullivan Koch & Schulz, LLP)
Berry, Michael (Levine Sullivan Koch & Schulz, LLP)

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Jury Selection (Voir Dire)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Voir Dire (Jury Selection)
		00:11:07	End of Session

PM Session

Jury Selection (Voir Dire)

2 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Jury Selection (Voir Dire)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Jury Selection (Voir Dire)

6 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Jury Selection (Voir Dire)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Other

4 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Sullivan, Michael	Bollea, Terry	In Person
00:51:56	Break
01:03:03	Witness Cross Examination	Sullivan, Michael	Bollea, Terry	In Person
02:53:37	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Turkel, Kenneth	Bollea, Terry	In Person
00:24:52	General Case Activities		Bollea, Terry	In Person
00:25:37	Break
00:26:46	General Case Activities
00:35:51	Witness Direct Examination	Turkel, Kenneth	Wortman, Jules	Video Recording
01:20:52	Break
01:36:44	Witness Direct Examination	Turkel, Kenneth	Rice, David	Video Recording
01:52:57	Witness Direct Examination	Vogt, Shane	Burton, Tony	Video Recording
02:07:20	Break
02:16:32	General Case Activities	Vogt, Shane
02:24:21	Witness Direct Examination	Vogt, Shane	Carmichael, Emma	Video Recording
03:00:43	Witness Direct Examination	Vogt, Shane	Cook, John	Video Recording
03:19:35	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Sullivan, Michael	Houston, David	In Person
01:02:47	Break
01:21:37	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Harder, Charles	Houston, David	In Person
01:27:14	Witness Direct Examination	Vogt, Shane	Denton, Nick	Video Recording
02:27:27	Break
02:41:35	Witness Direct Examination	Harder, Charles	Foley, Mike	In Person
03:39:59	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Harder, Charles	Foley, Mike	In Person
00:02:30	Witness Cross Examination	Sullivan, Michael	Foley, Mike	In Person
01:47:44	Break
02:01:29	Witness Cross Examination	Sullivan, Michael	Foley, Mike	In Person
02:47:32	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:25:03	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Harder, Charles	Foley, Mike	In Person
00:48:25	Break
00:53:55	Witness Direct Examination	Vogt, Shane	Kidder, Scott	Video Recording
01:37:21	Break
01:49:55	General Case Activities
01:51:20	Witness Direct Examination	Vogt, Shane	Gorenstein, Andrew	Video Recording
02:04:13	General Case Activities	Vogt, Shane	Denton, Nick	Video Recording
02:06:03	Witness Direct Examination	Vogt, Shane	Horan, Peter	Video Recording
02:22:58	Witness Direct Examination	Vogt, Shane	Blatt, Kevin	Video Recording
02:55:19	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities	Vogt, Shane
00:05:56	Witness Direct Examination	Vogt, Shane	Daulerio, A.J.	Video Recording
00:07:51	General Case Activities	Vogt, Shane
00:12:30	Witness Direct Examination	Vogt, Shane	Shunn, Shanti	In Person
00:32:06	Witness Cross Examination	Berry, Michael	Shunn, Shanti	In Person
01:17:06	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Vogt, Shane	Shunn, Shanti	In Person
01:26:55	Break
01:38:03	Witness Direct Examination	Vogt, Shane	Anderson, Jeff	In Person
02:03:51	Witness Cross Examination	Berry, Michael	Anderson, Jeff	In Person
02:34:57	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:32:59	Break
00:37:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sullivan, Michael	Daulerio, A.J.	In Person
00:44:01	General Case Activities		Daulerio, A.J.	In Person
00:47:04	Witness Direct Examination	Sullivan, Michael	Carmichael, Emma	In Person
01:15:41	Witness Cross Examination	Harder, Charles	Carmichael, Emma	In Person
01:28:22	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sullivan, Michael	Carmichael, Emma	In Person
01:39:15	General Case Activities		Carmichael, Emma	In Person
01:40:08	Break
02:03:23	Witness Direct Examination	Sullivan, Michael	Denton, Nick	In Person
02:53:20	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:12:51	Witness Direct Examination	Sullivan, Michael	Denton, Nick	In Person
00:54:17	Witness Cross Examination	Turkel, Kenneth	Denton, Nick	In Person
01:50:17	Break
02:04:52	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sullivan, Michael	Denton, Nick	In Person
02:38:02	General Case Activities		Denton, Nick	In Person
02:57:27	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Berry, Michael	Libby, Mia	In Person
00:28:12	Witness Cross Examination	Vogt, Shane	Libby, Mia	In Person
00:39:37	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Berry, Michael	Libby, Mia	In Person
00:43:37	General Case Activities		Libby, Mia	In Person
00:45:10	Witness Direct Examination	Berry, Michael	Kidder, Scott	In Person
01:44:12	Break
01:58:55	Witness Cross Examination	Vogt, Shane	Kidder, Scott	In Person
02:14:09	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Berry, Michael	Kidder, Scott	In Person
02:24:57	Witness Direct Examination	Berry, Michael	Wortman, Jules	Video Recording
02:51:11	General Case Activities
02:51:47	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Berry, Michael	Traub, Elizabeth	Video Recording
00:21:20	Witness Direct Examination	Berry, Michael	Horan, Peter	In Person
01:26:30	Break
01:40:57	Witness Cross Examination	Vogt, Shane	Horan, Peter	In Person
02:10:48	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Berry, Michael	Horan, Peter	In Person
02:24:40	General Case Activities		Horan, Peter	In Person
02:34:37	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

2 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Closings

8 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Judge Motion Ruling - Damages

6 Chapters

PM Session

Openings - Damages

6 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict - Damages

3 Chapters

MAR

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Bollea v. Gawker Media

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

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Video Library

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:45	Voir Dire (Jury Selection)	Turkel, Kenneth
01:09:36	Break
01:26:13	Voir Dire (Jury Selection)	Turkel, Kenneth
02:38:16	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:13:06	Voir Dire (Jury Selection)	Sullivan, Michael
02:02:08	Break
02:45:04	General Case Activities
03:11:19	General Case Activities
03:24:47	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		01:46:08	Break
		02:02:01	General Case Activities
		02:05:38	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:23:21	Opening Statement	Vogt, Shane
01:35:39	Break
01:57:37	Opening Statement	Berry, Michael
02:38:08	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:21	Witness Direct Examination	Turkel, Kenneth	Cole, Heather	Video Recording
00:25:43	Witness Direct Examination	Turkel, Kenneth	Bollea, Terry	In Person
00:57:43	Break
01:05:48	Witness Direct Examination	Turkel, Kenneth	Bollea, Terry	In Person
02:13:34	Break
02:40:23	Witness Cross Examination	Sullivan, Michael	Bollea, Terry	In Person
03:34:20	General Case Activities
03:35:57	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:40:57	General Case Activities
00:42:40	Witness Direct Examination	Vogt, Shane	Daulerio, A.J.	Video Recording
01:46:56	Break
02:06:02	Witness Direct Examination	Harder, Charles	Houston, David	In Person
02:48:52	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:39:51	Break
00:59:02	General Case Activities
01:00:16	Witness Direct Examination	Sullivan, Michael	Daulerio, A.J.	In Person
02:09:20	Break
02:27:24	Witness Direct Examination	Sullivan, Michael	Daulerio, A.J.	In Person
02:40:14	Break
02:46:41	Witness Direct Examination	Sullivan, Michael	Daulerio, A.J.	In Person
02:50:28	Witness Cross Examination	Vogt, Shane	Daulerio, A.J.	In Person
03:28:12	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:30:08	Break
01:11:32	General Case Activities
02:21:14	General Case Activities
02:24:30	General Case Activities
02:26:42	Witness Direct Examination	Sullivan, Michael	Bollea, Terry	Video Recording
02:46:18	General Case Activities	Berry, Michael
02:56:27	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:19:54	General Case Activities
00:48:58	Closing Statement	Turkel, Kenneth
02:05:22	Break
02:24:27	Closing Statement	Sullivan, Michael
03:46:52	Closing Statement	Turkel, Kenneth
04:03:16	General Case Activities
04:23:34	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:08	Reading of the Verdict
		00:08:29	General Case Activities
		00:10:51	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:02:47	Break
		01:38:23	General Case Activities
		02:12:36	Break
		02:38:17	General Case Activities
		02:39:47	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:26	Closing Statement	Turkel, Kenneth
00:23:23	Closing Statement	Berry, Michael
00:31:28	Closing Statement	Turkel, Kenneth
00:40:11	General Case Activities
00:42:35	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:01:19	General Case Activities
		00:03:57	End of Session