According to wrestlinginc.com, The Wall Street Journal has reported that the website Gawker has commenced the appeal of a Florida jury's decision to award former WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan $140 million for publishing part of his sex tape. Gawker has appealed to attempt a ‘rule-out’ of jury’s decision or a huge reduction in the compensation to be paid to the Hulkster. They said :
"Gawker is now beginning the process of challenging the jury's verdict in a trial where key evidence was wrongly withheld and the jury was not properly instructed on the Constitutional standards for newsworthiness. So we expect to be fully vindicated. And even if the verdict were to stand, there is no justification for awarding tens of millions of dollars never seen by victims of death and serious injuries."
To this, Hulk Hogan's lawyer David Houston issued a statement, "Gawker has made no secret of the fact that they were planning to file a motion for a new trial and an appeal based on arguments that are meaningless to the case at hand. We emerged victorious once and we plan to do so again. It is apparent Gawker is unable to accept responsibility for their actions or demonstrate any intention of correcting their behavior."
