U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals Case No. 22-558
We successfully represented Gov. Sarah Palin in her appeal of the dismissal of and jury verdict in her defamation case against the Times and James Bennet, which resulted in a reversal and a new trial being ordered. You can read the Second Circuit’s August 28, 2024 Opinion here: https://tcb-law.com/opinion
After a three-week trial, a jury returned a verdict of $140.1 million in favor of our client Terry Bollea, professionally known as Hulk Hogan, against the media giant Gawker. Our lawyers handled jury selection, opening statements, closing arguments, and the examinations of all key witnesses.
We obtained a rarely-issued injunction prohibiting threatening and harassing sent to try to silence and intimidate our client following the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
We successfully defended a charter school president and assistant principal against defamation claims, obtaining a dismissal of the case with prejudice on First Amendment and immunity grounds and an award of our clients’ attorneys’ fees under Florida’s Anti-SLAPP statute.
We helped represent a group of homeowners in a groundbreaking class action case and obtained a final summary judgment for them on counterclaims that were based on protected First Amendment speech and petitioning activity and an award of their attorneys’ fees under Florida’s Anti-SLAPP statutes.
We obtained a rarely issued permanent injunction against defamatory YouTube videos that falsely accused the Bishop of one of America’s largest churches of sexual misconduct and enforced that injunction through contempt proceedings that resulted in the defendant’s arrest.
We successfully defended a group of homeowners sued for defamation by their HOA president and secured a dismissal of the case with prejudice on First Amendment grounds and an award of their attorneys’ fees under Florida’s Anti-SLAPP statutes.
We represent Gov. Sarah Palin in defamation litigation against the New York Times, which has already included an appellate victory reversing a dismissal of the case, the denial of the Times’s motion for summary judgment, and a historic jury trial in 2022 that is currently on appeal in the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals.