Hill found liable for 2 counts of battery in mixed verdict; wife awarded $500K

A Miami jury on Tuesday returned a mixed verdict in the assault and battery civil trial against Tyreek Hill, finding the former NFL wide receiver liable for two counts of battery but not liable for the eight remaining claims made by his estranged wife Lakeeta Vaccaro. The jury awarded Vaccaro $500,000 in compensatory damages but denied her claims for punitive damages. A relieved-looking Hill hugged one of his attorneys, Christi Bright, as the verdict was read. Hill smiled and shook his lawyers' hands as he left the courtroom. "Mr.