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Could Proposed DNJ Local Rule 7.1.1. Have Saved Gawker Media?

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I was reminiscing the other day about how I missed my favorite, snarky website Gawker when I saw that the District of New Jersey has proposed an amendment to the local rules (Local Rule 7.1.1) that would require disclosure of...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Insurers Must Defend Claims Brought By Hulk Hogan: Intentional Tort Deemed “Accidental” Occurrence

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To welcome the New Year, we venture outside this blog’s traditional realm of commercial division practice and procedure to reflect on the nature of “intent” at the intersection of professional wrestling and insurer coverage...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Hulk-Sized Damages in Sex Tape Privacy and Publicity Case

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In 2006, Terry Gene Bollea, better known as “Hulk Hogan,” had sex with his best friend’s wife, Heather Clem. Apparently unbeknownst to either of them, his best friend Todd Alan Clem, now legally known as “Bubba the Love...more

Gray Reed

The Law Behind the Hulk Hogan $140 Million Verdict Against Gawker

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A few days ago, a jury in Florida awarded Hulk Hogan (real name Terry Bollea)  $140 million because Gawker posted a leaked sex video of the former wrestler. Rather than focus on the lurid details (which you can Google), let’s...more

Fisher Phillips

Hulk Hogan Wins Big Verdict

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In what might be a cautionary tale of the privacy risks for organizations who do business in buying and selling information, last Friday, a Florida jury awarded Hulk Hogan, whose true name is Terry Bollea, $115 Million in...more

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