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Legal Files from the August, 2008 Issue
Reality Bites Hulk Hogan
Hogan signed his son Nick’s driver’s license application, and will likely be held liable for injuries attributable to Nick’s negligence
by John Draneas

Hulk Hogan and his family are currently defending a multi-million-dollar lawsuit that arose from his son Nick’s crash of his modified Toyota Supra. The crash left his passenger and friend, John Graziano, hospitalized with major brain damage that will leave him in need of constant medical care for the remainder of his life.

Hulk Hogan (legally, Terry Bollea) made a huge name for himself as a professional wrestler, spawning a phenomenon known as Hulkamania. Later, he and his family became the stars of the TV reality series “Hogan Knows Best,” VH1’s take-off on “The Osbournes.” Now, his life is more of a horror flick.

From TV reality to real reality

The plaintiff’s complaint has not yet been answered, but this is what it claims happened:

Hulk invited his 17-year-old son Nick and his friends Graziano and Daniel Jacobs, both age 22,...

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