Tyreek Hill found liable on two battery counts as jury awards $500,000

A Miami jury found NFL wide receiver Tyreek Hill liable on two counts of battery involving his estranged wife, Lakeeta Vaccaro, and awarded her $500,000 in compensatory damages on Tuesday. According to an Associated Press report published by the Guardian, the jury found Hill not liable on the other eight claims in the civil trial and did not award punitive damages.

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The two findings of liability concerned incidents in January 2024 and April 2025. The remaining counts included allegations of battery, assault and continuing domestic violence. The verdict therefore resolved the claims differently, with findings against Hill on two counts but not on the rest. The proceedings concerned civil liability, rather than a criminal conviction.

Vaccaro, 30, testified about alleged abuse, including instances in which she said Hill pulled her hair. Jurors also saw a photograph she had taken of marks on her chest, which she attributed to an argument between them. Those accounts formed part of the evidence presented during the trial; the reported verdict did not find Hill liable on every claim she brought.

Hill, 32, testified the previous week and largely denied Vaccaro's allegations, according to the AP account. He did, however, acknowledge one instance in which he shoved her and made a hole in a wall. Following the verdict, he embraced one of his lawyers and shook hands with others before leaving the courtroom alone.

Vaccaro's lawyer, Paul Schwiep, had sought $8 million in damages, considerably more than the jury awarded. He described financial compensation as the civil justice system's means of responding to harm, while acknowledging that money could not undo it. Christi Bright told reporters after the trial that Hill was grateful to have had the opportunity to present his account.

The verdict comes as Hill continues his recovery from a dislocated knee and torn ligaments sustained in September 2025 while playing for the Miami Dolphins. The receiver has also played for the Kansas City Chiefs. His agent, Drew Rosenhaus, has indicated that Hill wants to return to the NFL, according to the same report, which did not provide a date for a return to playing.