After deliberating for four hours, a jury ruled in favor of Taylor Swift in her countersuit against former radio host David Mueller for alleged assault and battery.
The civil trial began August 8 and included four days of testimony.
Swift accused Mueller of groping her at a meet-and-greet event in June 2013. He will be required to pay $1 in damages to Swift.
Mueller testified on Tuesday, claiming he had not inappropriately touched Swift during the 2013 photo-op. Swift testified on Thursday, delivering a confident and assertive account of the incident that led to the legal proceedings and rejected Mueller’s characterization of the event.
The jury, comprised of six women and two men, also found the singer’s mother, Andrea Swift, not liable for tortious interference.
In a statement, Swift thanked the judge and her legal team for “fighting for me and anyone who feels silenced by a sexual assault.”
After the verdict, Swift’s attorney, Doug Baldridge, said the ruling was “not just a win” but “something that can make a difference.”
He added: “As I said in the closing [argument], that dollar, that single dollar, is of immeasurable value in this ever going fight to figure out where the lines are, what’s right and what’s wrong.”
