Erin Andrews awarded $55 million in suit over nude video
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Ahiza Garcia and Jackie Wattles, CNN Newswire
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Fox Sports reporter Erin Andrews was awarded $55 million in a lawsuit over a secretly filmed nude video.
Andrews brought a $75 million suit against her stalker, Michael Barrett, and the management company of the hotel where it was filmed in 2009.
The verdict — returned by a jury of seven women and five men — found both parties culpable.
In his closing argument, Andrews’ attorney encouraged the jury to award her damages that took into account the “full amount of harm that’s been done to her.”
The jury found both Barrett and Windsor Capital, the hotel management company, responsible.
During her testimony, Andrews said she has suffered because of the video for the last seven years. She was forced to seek help in dealing with the trauma and now has an elaborate strategy for checking out hotels she stays in. Her parents told the court that she was a “shell” of her former self.