Gawker files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

(c) 2016, The Washington Post. Gawker Media Group, the parent of the news and gossip site Gawker, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Friday, a move designed to shield its assets after it lost a $140.1 million privacy-invasion lawsuit to professional wrestler Hulk Hogan in March. Gawker has appealed the judgment against the company, […]