Nick Denton stared at the six jurors before him and prepared for the worst.
Hogan sued in his hometown court in Florida, secretly backed along the way by PayPal cofounder Peter Thiel.
Three days later, on March 21, jurors tacked on another $25 million in punitive damages.
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(Gawker has appealed.)
The sum was enough to force Gawker Media, and Denton, into bankruptcy.
A billionaire tech entrepreneur had managed to crush one of his industrys most persistent critics.
Or so it seemed.
A Fortune investigation into Gawker Medias finances reveals that though Denton is down, he is not out.
For more, head to FORTUNE.com.
