Nashville YouTuber hit with $17.5M verdict in defamation case over true crime video, attorney says
What This Story Is About
- A Nashville YouTuber has been hit with a virtually $20 million verdict in a defamation case over a true crime video.
Why It Matters
- The household of the sufferer stated the movies unfold false claims throughout a time of intense grief and brought on injury to the household’s status and emotional misery.
What Happens Next
- The case is now in the punitive damages section, in accordance with an attorney.
NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) – A defamation trial involving a Nashville YouTuber and a viral true crime video has ended with a $17.5 million verdict.
The lawsuit was filed towards YouTuber Ryan Upchurch by family of Kiely Rodni, a 16-year-old California woman who disappeared in August 2022 after attending a celebration close to Tahoe National Forest.
Her physique was later discovered inside her SUV in a close-by lake. Authorities dominated her loss of life an accident and stated there was no proof of foul play.
The woman’s father, Daniel Rodni, and grandfather, David Robertson, sued Upchurch in federal courtroom in Nashville in 2023, claiming he defamed them in a video titled “ZERO proof of Kiely Rodni situation being REAL.”
According to the lawsuit, Upchurch advised the case was faux and a part of a rip-off to boost cash by GoFundMe.
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Attorneys for Rodni’s household stated the movies unfold false claims throughout a time of intense grief and brought on injury to the household’s status and emotional misery.
The case centered on the boundaries of on-line commentary in the true crime neighborhood and whether or not statements made in viral movies crossed the road from opinion into defamation.
The jury’s verdict awarded $17.5M towards Upchurch.
Upchurch’s counsel launched the next assertion:
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