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Eat Your Vitamins And Say Your Prayers: Bollea V. Gawker, Revenge Litigation Funding, And The Fate Of The Fourth Estate, Nicole K. Chipi
Eat Your Vitamins And Say Your Prayers: Bollea V. Gawker, Revenge Litigation Funding, And The Fate Of The Fourth Estate, Nicole K. Chipi
University of Miami Law Review
In August 2016, Gawker.com shut down after 14 years of—more often than not—controversial online publishing. The website was one of several Gawker Media properties crushed under the weight of a $140 million jury verdict awarded to Terry Bollea (better known as former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan), in a lawsuit financed by eccentric Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel. Thiel’s clandestine legal campaign was part of a vendetta against Gawker Media, a venture he confirms was singularly focused on bankrupting the company through litigation. His success sent shudders through the media world, demonstrating that determined actors with deep pockets could sue the …
J. Mcintyre Machinery, Ltd. V. Nicastro: The Stream-Of-Commerce Theory Of Personal Jurisdiction In A Globalized Economy, Elisabeth A. Beal
J. Mcintyre Machinery, Ltd. V. Nicastro: The Stream-Of-Commerce Theory Of Personal Jurisdiction In A Globalized Economy, Elisabeth A. Beal
University of Miami Law Review
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