Court vacates $1.8M Ventura award in 'American Sniper' case

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

MINNEAPOLIS -- A federal appeals court on Monday threw out $1.8 million in damages awarded to former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura, who said he was defamed by the late author Chris Kyle in the bestselling book "American Sniper."

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