what’s a ‘gawker’?
...And nothing of value was lost.
Ch 7 or 11?
5.56mm
I don’t know if a defamation judgment is dischargeable in bankruptcy since it’s an intentional tort.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/gawker-media-files-chapter-11-901536
“Gawker Media has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after a Florida judge issued a $140 million final judgment in favor of Hulk Hogan in the invasion-of-privacy lawsuit over the posting of a sex tape.
The online news organization founded in 2003 by Nick Denton which now includes other sites like Deadpin, Jezebel and Kotaku, reports that it has less than $100 million in assets and hundreds of millions in liabilities. “
It’s a shame because I liked their non-political humor on those sites. It was edgy. But the owner of those Gawker websites was so anti-conservative that I had to tune them out. Even Deadspin, which is supposed to focus on sports, was using every opportunity to turn a sports story into an anti-conservative rant.
He funded Hogan's lawsuit against Gawker, with the express purpose of taking them down.
Was It Wrong for Peter Thiel to Fund Hulk Hogan’s Gawker Lawsuit?
Wasn’t Gawker the vehicle that posted Palin’s emails?