[pvnk]

As the rich gets richer...

and that pun...

The sportscaster had sued over a video shot of her through a hotel room peephole.
03/07/2016 05:47 pm ET

Erick Fernandez
Editorial Fellow, HuffPost Sports

Erika Goldring via Getty Images
Sportscaster and TV host Erin Andrews sued a Nashville Marriott franchise owner for $75 million, saying the hotel was negligent in allowing a man who stalked her to stay in a room next to hers.

A jury of five men and seven women decided on Monday to award Erin Andrews $55 million in her lawsuit stemming from a 2008 peeping Tom video of the sportscaster shot at the Nashville Marriott at Vanderbilt University.

According to reporter Jesse Knutson, the jury found that the hotel operator, owner and the man who shot the videos, Michael Barrett, were all responsible.

Andrews had filed a lawsuit for $75 million against the franchise owner of the Nashville Marriott at Vanderbilt University, as well as Barrett, who, in September 2008, shot the videos of her getting undressed through a hotel room peephole. She believed the hotel was negligent in allowing Barrett to select a room directly next to hers without notification.

In May 2011, Barrett was sentenced to 30 months in prison for stalking and for shooting the videos.

Andrews was brought to tears a number of times during court proceedings. During her testimony earlier in the week, the 37-year-old spoke about the toll the videos took on her psychologically, mentioning that she still switches rooms upon arriving at hotels and checks for "booby traps" and recording devices.

The defense insinuated at one point that the nude videos actually helped Andrews' career.

On the fourth day of the trial, a computer expert estimated that the nude videos of Andrews had been seen about 17 million times since July 2009.

Source - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/erin...4056787538

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$55 million...

I'll bet that took care of the emotion scars really well.

Ridiculous.

[Oni]

I don't think it was a $55 million video they took.

[mothered]

My goodness, there's those who are permanently Incapacitated from work-related Injuries, to the extend of losing limbs and get nowhere near the amount of compensation that this woman was awarded.

The judicial system needs a serious review of It's practices.

[pvnk]

When you can afford good lawyers...

[Satan]

>7 women

Gee, wonder what that had to do with anything.

[pvnk]

Damn. The realization that you can buy the justice system is scary.

[Customer]

>7 women

Gee, wonder what that had to do with anything.

Best comment 2k16.

[pvnk]

Every time I reread this, I think how ridiculous that payout. It's like the lottery.

[Triangle]

The quality of the video leak was so shitty I'd be surprised if anyone could even get it on to it. Seriously. In my opinion $55 million is pretty high up there.

[pvnk]

The quality of the video leak was so shitty I'd be surprised if anyone could even get it on to it. Seriously. In my opinion $55 million is pretty high up there.

I got a cool orange because orange is my favorite color.

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#ff3300

That's right, Circle! I'm glad for your input.