We’re guessing that no one loves the court system more than wrestling legend Hulk Hogan right now.
On Friday, Hogan was awarded $115 million ($15 million more than requested) from a Florida jury in an invasion of privacy suit regarding a sex tape posted by Gawker.com. And if you think that’s a staggering sum, Hogan was rewarded an additional $25.1 million in punitive damages Monday.
CNN’s Tom Kludt broke down the figure:
Punitive damages breakdown in #hulkvsgawk
Gawker: $15 millionDenton: $10 million
Daulerio: $100,000
— Tom Kludt (@TomKludt) March 21, 2016
Hogan refrained from crying this time around, and instead shook some hands with fans after his second victory:
https://twitter.com/kemettler/status/712042204752117760
Gawker is expected to appeal the decision (via Capital New York):
“Given key evidence and the most important witness were both improperly withheld from this jury, we all knew the appeals court will need to resolve the case,” he said in the statement. “I want to thank our lawyers for their outstanding work and am confident that we would have prevailed at trial if we had been allowed to present the full case to the jury. That’s why we feel very positive about the appeal that we have already begun preparing, as we expect to win this case ultimately.”
