Attorneys Ken Turkel and Shane Vogt convinced a Pinellas County jury to award Terry Bollea, professionally known as Hulk Hogan, $55 million in economic damages and another $60 million in damages for emotional distress.  The jury awarded an additional $25.1 million in punitive damages, making the verdict one of the largest contested verdicts in Pinellas County history.  Mr. Bollea sued Gawker Media for publishing a video recorded without his knowledge or consent.  The firm prosecuted Mr. Bollea’s claims for invasion of privacy and misappropriation of likeness and presented his case during a two week jury trial.  Watch Mr. Vogt’s opening statement here.  Watch Mr. Turkel’s closing argument here.  The trial received media attention from around the world.  Here are just a few of the articles:

http://money.cnn.com/2016/03/18/media/hulk-hogan-gawker-jury-deliberations/index.html

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/jury-awards-hulk-hogan-115m-case-gawker-article-1.2569805

http://nypost.com/2016/03/14/snarky-gawker-editor-admits-hulk-hogans-penis-had-no-news-value/

Mr. Turkel and Mr. Vogt were profiled in The Hollywood Reporter with the rest of Mr. Bollea’s legal team:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/gallery/hollywoods-power-lawyers-pose-clients-885895/2-charles-harder-and-team-with-client-hulk-hogan