Jesse Ventura Won $1.845M Verdict

Former Minnesota governor and professional wrestler Jesse Ventura sued American Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle after Kyle described punching a man in his 2012 autobiography, American Sniper, and later identified that man as Ventura. Ventura denied the incident and continued the lawsuit against Kyle's estate after Kyle died in 2013. In 2014, a federal jury awarded Ventura $500,000 for defamation and $1.345 million for unjust enrichment, bringing the verdict to $1.845 million.

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