Gawker Hit By Another Lawsuit—This Time From a Journalist

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As it prepares to fight Hulk Hogan’s $100 million lawsuit, Gawker is facing a demand for $10 million in damages from a writer over ‘a false and highly defamatory hit-piece.’

Published Jan. 20 2016 4:00PM EST

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Nick Denton is quite the lawsuit magnet.

Six weeks before Hulk Hogan’s potentially company-killing, $100 million lawsuit against Denton’s Gawker Media goes to trial in Tampa, Florida, the wrestling icon’s lead attorney has slapped a fresh court action on the New York-based collection of gossip and lifestyle websites.

It’s the latest aggravation...

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Gawker Hit By Another Lawsuit—This Time From a Journalist

As it prepares to fight Hulk Hogan’s $100 million lawsuit, Gawker is facing a demand for $10 million in damages from a writer over ‘a false and highly defamatory hit-piece.’

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