{"id":7444,"date":"2017-12-19T14:25:57","date_gmt":"2017-12-19T19:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lawyer.com\/?p=7444"},"modified":"2020-06-17T14:42:59","modified_gmt":"2020-06-17T18:42:59","slug":"united-we-stand-divided-we-settle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lawyer.com\/index.php\/united-we-stand-divided-we-settle\/","title":{"rendered":"United We Stand, Divided We Settle"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A long legal battle ends in a truce<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The 5-year legal dispute between a former Minnesota Governor and the deceased American Sniper has finally settled. \u00a0Following the publication of Chris Kyle\u2019s autobiography, in 2012, Jesse Ventura filed a lawsuit against Kyle. Even after Kyle\u2019s unfortunate passing in 2013, Ventura continued his legal pursuit against Kyle\u2019s estate. Ventura argues that a particular passage in Kyle\u2019s book is defamatory, and damaged his reputation within the Navy SEAL community.<\/p>\n

As the events unfold in Kyle\u2019s autobiography, both Kyle and Ventura were at a California bar near a SEAL base when Ventura, referred to as \u201cScruff Face\u201d in the book, made a dislikable remark in Kyle\u2019s presence. Kyle claims that Ventura offensively commented about the SEALs in the war in Iraq, which led Kyle to initiate an altercation with Ventura. By punching Ventura, Kyle paints a picture that he was sticking up for all Navy SEALs. Ventura contends that the fight never happened<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Chris Kyle is considered the deadliest sniper to have ever lived, with 160 confirmed killings. Jesse Ventura is a former Underwater Demolition Teams\/SEAL member, former Minnesota Governor, former professional wrestler, and actor. \u00a0When determining what really happened that night in the California bar, it is difficult to not consider the established credibility of both of these men. In 2014, a jury and a judge agreed with Ventura\u2019s attorneys that the recollection detailed in Kyle\u2019s book was defamatory to Ventura\u2019s public image, and felt $1.8 million was worth the damage caused.<\/p>\n

Despite the evidence presented, a federal appeals court overturned that $1.8 verdict in 2016. Just a couple of weeks ago, before having to go through another trial, both of the parties involved in the lawsuit decided to settle the dispute. While the specific terms of the settlement are not known to the public, Ventura has divulged that neither the widow of Chris Kyle, nor his estate will have to pay a dime toward the settlement. There is speculation that either HarperCollins, the company that published Kyle\u2019s book, or the publisher\u2019s insurance company will pay out the settlement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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