, ▁the ▁j ury ▁awarded ▁H ulk ▁Hog an ▁$ 1 1 5 ▁million ▁in ▁compens atory ▁dam ages . ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 1 , ▁the ▁j ury ▁awarded ▁Hog an ▁an ▁additional ▁$ 2 5 ▁million ▁in ▁pun itive ▁dam ages , ▁including ▁$ 1 0 ▁million ▁from ▁D ent on ▁personally . ▁D ent on ▁said ▁the ▁company ▁would ▁appeal ▁the ▁ver dict . ▁On ▁April ▁ 5 , ▁G aw ker ▁began ▁the ▁appeal ▁process . ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 , ▁G aw ker ▁reached ▁a ▁$ 3 1 ▁million ▁settlement ▁with ▁Bol lea ▁and ▁dropped ▁the ▁appeal . ▁ ▁Ter esa ▁Thomas ▁law suit ▁Following ▁the ▁H ulk ▁Hog an ▁law suit , ▁Ter esa ▁Thomas , ▁a ▁former ▁employee ▁at ▁Y ahoo !, ▁file d ▁a ▁law suit ▁against ▁G aw ker ▁alleg ing ▁the ▁site ▁said ▁she ▁was ▁d ating ▁her ▁b oss , ▁and ▁therefore ▁inv aded ▁her ▁priv acy ▁and ▁def amed ▁her . ▁▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Chapter ▁ 1 1 ▁bank rupt cy ▁protection ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁G aw ker ▁file d ▁for ▁Chapter ▁ 1 1 ▁bank rupt cy ▁protection , ▁and ▁reports ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁company ▁might ▁be ▁negoti ating ▁with ▁potential ▁buy ers , ▁including ▁a ▁st alk ing ▁horse ▁offer ▁from ▁Z iff ▁Davis ▁for ▁" under ▁$ 1 0 0 ▁million ". ▁ ▁As set ▁se iz ure ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0