Lakeeta Vaccaro Hill v. Tyreek Dshaun Hill

Tyreek Hill Trial | Case Notes + Resources

Miami-Dade Circuit Court, Family Division | Case No. 2025-007449-FC-04

Trial Coverage

Daily trial notes, witness summaries, exhibits, jury questions, and important rulings will be added to this page as the trial continues.

This is a Divorce AND Civil Torts Case.

This is a divorce case with civil tort claims being tried at the same time. Lakeeta "Keeta" Vaccaro Hill filed for divorce in Miami-Dade County on April 8, 2025. She filed an amended petition on September 4, 2025, which added claims of battery, IIED (intentional infliction of emotional distress), and asked for punitive damages. The Verified Third Amended Complaint pleads battery, assault, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and continuing domestic violence. Tyreek Hill denies the abuse allegations.

Jury vs. Judge Determinations:

The jury decides

The jury decides the civil tort claims in the operative complaint: battery, assault, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and continuing domestic violence, including liability and any damages on those claims.

The judge decides

The judge decides the divorce issues, including support, time-sharing and parental responsibility, and property.

Overlap

Some evidence may overlap both parts of the case, but the jury and judge are not deciding the same issues.

Case at a glance

Court

Miami-Dade Circuit Court, Family Division

Case Name

Lakeeta Vaccaro Hill v. Tyreek Dshaun Hill

Local case number

2025-007449-FC-04

Operative tort complaint

11 civil counts — 8 Battery, 1 Assault, Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress, and Continuing Domestic Violence.

First Filed

April 8, 2025 - Petition For Disolution of Marriage with Children

Marriage

November 8, 2023

Separation

April 8, 2025

Child

One daughter was born during the marriage in November 2024.

Also named in the case

25105 Holdings LLC.

Case Documents + Resources

Miami-Dade Clerk Case Search: https://www2.miamidadeclerk.gov/ocs/

Search local case number: 2025-007449-FC

Other public source material used for the background file

  • Miami-Dade clerk docket comments and case index
  • Defector reporting on the unsealed amended petition
  • Miami Herald reporting on the petition and divorce filings
  • NBC Sports / ProFootballTalk and Miami Herald reporting on the January 30, 2024 police call
  • Local 10 and Andy Slater reporting on the April 7, 2025 911 call
  • TMZ reporting on the motion involving the mother-in-law recordings
  • Kansas City Star / AP reporting on the 2019 child investigation
  • FOX Sports reporting on the 2015 Oklahoma plea

Parties + Attorneys

Lakeeta "Keeta" Vaccaro Hill

Petitioner. The Miami-Dade case uses the name Lakeeta Vaccaro Hill. Public filings and coverage also refer to her as Keeta.

Tyreek Dshaun Hill

Respondent. Hill denies the abuse allegations and has publicly described the tort claims as false and financially motivated.

Counsel of record on the docket.

For Vaccaro Hill:

  • Christopher Cheek
  • Evan R. Marks
  • Carolyn W. West
  • Robert K. Burlington
  • Sean H. Parys
  • Paul J. Schwiep
  • Jared W. Whaley

For Hill:

  • Robert E. Paradela
  • Michael Alan Gottlieb
  • Seth Eric Schneiderman
  • (The attorney who did openings is not listed in the attorneys tab..)

Case Background

Hill and Vaccaro Hill married on November 8, 2023, in Texas. Their marriage lasted about 17 months before the April 2025 separation.

Key filing dates

1

January 22, 2024

Hill's lawyer filed a divorce petition in Broward County. The filing said the marriage was irretrievably broken and that there were no children at that time. It was later dismissed.

2

April 8, 2025

Vaccaro Hill filed the Miami-Dade divorce case, one day after police responded to the Sunny Isles Beach condo.

3

September 4, 2025

Vaccaro Hill sought leave to amend the divorce petition to add tort claims. The amended pleading was later unsealed in October 2025.

4

April 21, 2026

The docket shows a second amended complaint.

5

May 22, 2026

Verified Third Amended Complaint filed. It pleads nine incident-based counts before the emotional-distress claims: eight counts of battery and one count of assault. The pleading also includes intentional infliction of emotional distress and continuing domestic violence.

6

September 30, 2026

Vaccaro Hill sought further leave to amend the operative pleading shortly before trial.

7

October 2026

The case was set for a multi-day jury trial - Oct 5 thru Oct 14.

Claims + Positions

Vaccaro Hill's position

Vaccaro Hill alleges that Hill physically abused her during the marriage and that disputes over a proposed postnuptial agreement were part of the conflict. Her operative pleading seeks damages on the civil tort claims, including punitive damages.

Punitive damages

The operative complaint reflects different punitive-damages postures by count. Counts I-V and VII expressly cite the court's March 19, 2026 order granting leave to seek punitive damages on those claims. Count VI (Assault) and Count VIII (Battery) demand punitive damages without repeating that order language. Count IX, the April 7, 2025 Battery claim added in the Third Amended Complaint, does not presently demand punitive damages; it says Vaccaro Hill reserves the right to seek leave to add them. Counts X and XI also demand punitive damages. This section describes the operative pleading; it does not resolve when each punitive-damages request was first made.

Hill's position

Hill denies the abuse allegations. His lawyers have argued that the claims were added after disputes over money and support and were intended to increase settlement pressure and create additional pressure through the NFL.

The postnup dispute, according to filings.

(Testimony may differ. Daily testimony recaps can be found further down this page)

Vaccaro Hill's petition says Hill began raising the issue of a postnuptial agreement soon after the marriage.

A proposed agreement sent in late January 2024 reportedly included a one-time $100,000 payment to resolve marital rights.

Vaccaro Hill says she was not opposed to a postnup but considered the proposal unfair and says she was not given funds to hire a lawyer to review it.

Hill's side points to the postnup, support requests, and other financial disputes as part of its motive theory.

Vaccaro Hill's side says the postnup dispute was part of the conflict that led to the alleged violence.

Civil Counts - From the Verified Third Amended Complaint

The operative pleading is titled "Verified Third Amended Complaint for Assault, Battery, Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress and Continuing Domestic Violence and Demand for Trial by Jury." The summaries below follow the complaint count by count. They describe allegations in the pleading, not trial testimony or findings. Hill denies the allegations. These are civil claims, not criminal charges.

"ADDED IN THIRD AMENDED" = marks claims added in this pleading based on the amendment history. The third amended complaint contains 11 civil counts: eight Battery counts, one Assault count, Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress, and Continuing Domestic Violence.

COUNT I - BATTERY

January 11, 2024 - Southwest Ranches guest house

  • The complaint alleges a postnup argument in which Hill threw Vaccaro Hill's clothing and belongings around the room.
  • It alleges he pushed and shoved her, knocked her to the floor, stood over and cornered her, and applied pressure to her throat or neck and/or blocked her nose or mouth.
  • It also alleges he ripped a necklace from her neck, causing a cut and bruise.
  • The count cites the March 19, 2026 order allowing Vaccaro Hill to seek punitive damages on this claim.

Complaint pp. 9–10

COUNT II - BATTERY

January 20–21, 2024 - Hotel Paramour, Orlando

  • The complaint alleges that after Hill returned to the hotel room and found Vaccaro Hill packing, he threw her belongings around the room.
  • It alleges he threw her to the floor, twisted intimate body parts, ripped out hair, and grabbed at anything on her person he could seize.
  • The count cites the March 19, 2026 punitive-damages order.

Complaint pp. 10–11

COUNT III - BATTERY

January 30, 2024 - Southwest Ranches guest house

  • The complaint alleges another postnup argument while Hill's young son was outside in a car.
  • It alleges Hill threatened that if Vaccaro Hill did not sign the postnup, he and his entourage would go to the Pro Bowl without her.
  • After returning to the guest house, it alleges he shoved a marijuana "blunt" in her face, told her to get her suitcase and leave, threw the suitcase outside, put her outside, and locked the door.
  • The count cites the March 19, 2026 punitive-damages order.

Complaint pp. 12–13

COUNT IV - BATTERY

January 30, 2024 - after Vaccaro Hill regained access to the guest house

  • The complaint alleges Vaccaro Hill called a locksmith, regained access, and went into a bathroom to hide.
  • It alleges Hill found her there, violently attacked and shoved her, cornered and restrained her, and tried to physically remove her wedding ring.
  • The pleading also alleges false imprisonment based on the claimed restraint and confinement.
  • The count cites the March 19, 2026 punitive-damages order.

Complaint pp. 13–14

COUNT V - BATTERY [ADDED IN THIRD AMENDED]

May 1, 2024 - North Bay Road, Miami Beach

  • The complaint alleges the parties were riding in a vehicle around 10 p.m. with Hill driving and Vaccaro Hill in the passenger seat.
  • It alleges Hill yelled at her, threw her shoe out the window, ordered her out of the car, pulled over, and pushed her toward the car door while telling her to get out.
  • The complaint says Vaccaro Hill got out because she was afraid and Hill drove away. It alleges she was pregnant and pleads aggravated battery based on the pregnancy.
  • The count cites the March 19, 2026 punitive-damages order.

Complaint pp. 14–15

COUNT VI - ASSAULT

May 15, 2024 - vehicle / phone call with Alesia Vaccaro

  • The complaint alleges Hill was driving with Vaccaro Hill in the vehicle and had insisted that she get out.
  • It alleges Hill called Alesia Vaccaro and told her to tell Vaccaro Hill to get out "before she gets hurt," said he had friends who would "hurt" her, and said Vaccaro Hill was "not safe" with him.
  • The count alleges the words and conduct created a well-founded fear of imminent violence.
  • The count demands compensatory and punitive damages.

Complaint pp. 16–17

COUNT VII - BATTERY

July 12, 2024 - hotel near Bristol, Connecticut

  • The complaint alleges Hill had been yelling at, criticizing, and verbally humiliating Vaccaro Hill during the day.
  • It alleges he picked up her phone and threw it at her, hitting her in the face.
  • It further alleges he threw a punch at her pregnant stomach that she deflected, ripped at her hair and pulled some out, and grabbed her purse and flung it across the room.
  • The complaint pleads aggravated battery based on pregnancy. The count cites the March 19, 2026 punitive-damages order.

Complaint pp. 17–18

COUNT VIII - BATTERY

November 24, 2024 - Sunny Isles Beach condo

  • The complaint alleges the parties were preparing to leave for a Miami Dolphins game and Vaccaro Hill was very pregnant and in the early stages of labor.
  • It alleges Hill became angry, lost control, and spit in her face.
  • The complaint says she gave birth the next day and pleads aggravated battery based on pregnancy.
  • The count demands compensatory and punitive damages.

Complaint pp. 18–19

COUNT IX - BATTERY

April 7, 2025 - Sunny Isles Beach condo

  • The complaint alleges Hill had been out late, possibly all night, and slept on the couch before entering Vaccaro Hill's office the next morning.
  • It alleges the confrontation escalated and Hill put his hands on Vaccaro Hill, shoved her, grabbed her, forcibly restrained her, and threw her computer.
  • The pleading also alleges false imprisonment based on the claimed restraint and confinement.
  • This count seeks compensatory damages and says Vaccaro Hill reserves the right to seek leave to add punitive damages for this claim.

Complaint pp. 19–20

COUNT X - INTENTIONAL INFLICTION OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS

  • This count incorporates the preceding allegations and alleges a sustained course of physical violence, threats, humiliation, intimidation, isolation, and coercive control directed at Vaccaro Hill and, at times, in the presence of others.
  • It alleges Hill's conduct was intentional or reckless, extreme and outrageous, and caused severe emotional distress and related damages.
  • The count demands compensatory and punitive damages.

Complaint pp. 20–21

COUNT XI - CONTINUING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (§ 768.35, FLA. STAT.)

  • The complaint alleges Vaccaro Hill is a victim of domestic violence as defined in section 741.28 and that Hill is the perpetrator.
  • It alleges an extended course of continuing domestic violence during the marriage, including assaults, batteries, aggravated batteries, forcible restraint and confinement, false imprisonment, and other alleged criminal acts.
  • It alleges the conduct was part of a coercive course intended to intimidate, isolate, and force compliance with Hill's demands, including the demand that she sign a postnuptial agreement.
  • The count invokes section 768.35 as a civil cause of action and seeks compensatory and punitive damages.

Complaint pp. 21–22

DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL

The complaint demands a jury trial on all issues triable as of right.

Complaint p. 22

Police Calls

January 30, 2024 - Davie Police

Vaccaro Hill was on the phone with a cousin during an argument at the Southwest Ranches house. The cousin called 911 after hearing Hill yelling. Vaccaro Hill told officers the argument involved the postnup and the divorce filing. The police report described an unlit cigar: she said Hill smashed it in her face; Hill said he flicked it and it did not hit her. Officers reported no visible marks or signs of a struggle. No arrest was made, and the report said there was not evidence that a crime occurred.

April 7, 2025 - Sunny Isles Beach

Vaccaro Hill's mother, Alesia Vaccaro, called 911 from the couple's condo and reported an assault in progress. No one was arrested. Police later said no crime was committed and closed the case. Both Hill and Vaccaro Hill told officers at the scene that the argument had not become physical. A police write-up documented a bruise on Vaccaro Hill's upper chest; she said it may have happened while Hill was trying to take the baby. Vaccaro Hill filed for divorce the next day.

Hotel allegations

Public reporting does not identify a police call from the January 2024 Orlando hotel allegation or the July 2024 Bristol hotel allegation.

Recordings

April 7, 2025 911 call

The 911 call made by Alesia Vaccaro is public and has been released in news coverage and as a standalone upload.

Two mother-in-law calls Hill moved to exclude

Hill moved to exclude two other calls that he says Alesia Vaccaro recorded without his consent: one from January 2024 and one from May 2024. Hill's motion argues that the calls were recorded while she was in Texas and he was in Florida and relies on Florida's two-party consent law. No public audio or transcript of those two calls was included in the source material used for this page.

Temporary Support + Other Financial Issues

At a January 2026 temporary-support hearing, Vaccaro Hill reportedly asked for about $37,958 a month in temporary spousal support and about $325,122 in retroactive child support. The judge described her requested level of support as "exorbitant" and set temporary spousal support at $5,500 a month and child support at $3,500 a month.

Hill was also paying for the condo, reported at about $19,895 a month in rent, and had provided a $100,000 vehicle allowance that Vaccaro Hill used toward a Bentley. The court criticized the additional amount spent on the vehicle.

Key Motions

Bifurcation

Hill asked the court to split the tort claims from the divorce. The court denied the request.

Prior bad acts

Hill moved to exclude prior matters involving Crystal Espinal. The issue includes the 2015 Oklahoma plea and the 2019 child investigation if offered.

Mother-in-law recordings

Hill moved to exclude the January and May 2024 recordings he says were made without his consent.

Baby-cam footage

Hill moved to exclude footage from the baby camera.

Unexecuted draft postnup

Hill moved to exclude the draft postnuptial agreement and its terms.

Confidential agreement / settlement communications

Vaccaro Hill moved to exclude a confidential agreement and related settlement communications.

Jennifer Wilson

Vaccaro Hill filed a motion in limine to limit Wilson's trial testimony. The public clerk comments reviewed for the case file do not identify Wilson as a doctor.

Crystal Espinal

The docket includes a sanctions dispute over alleged contact with Espinal before a deposition. Hill denied any threat, misleading statement, or offer of a benefit.

Prior Matters That May or May Not Be Admissible

2015 Oklahoma case

Hill pleaded guilty in 2015 in Payne County, Oklahoma, to domestic assault and battery by strangulation involving Crystal Espinal, who was pregnant at the time. He received probation and completed court-ordered terms. The case was dismissed and ordered expunged in 2018. It is not a standing conviction.

2019 Child Investigation

In 2019, Hill and Espinal's three-year-old son was taken to a hospital with a broken arm. The Johnson County, Kansas, district attorney said he believed a crime had occurred but could not prove who was responsible. No charges were filed against Hill or Espinal.

Whether and how these matters may be used in this trial depends on the court's evidentiary rulings. They should not be treated as part of Vaccaro Hill's marriage allegations unless they are actually admitted for a permitted purpose.

Separate Cases/Incidents

Sophie Hall case

Sophie Hall's lawsuit against Hill was a separate Broward County case involving an alleged injury during a backyard football drill in June 2023. That case ended in 2026 by agreement. It is not this divorce case.

September 2024 traffic stop

The traffic stop outside Hard Rock Stadium was a separate incident and is not part of this divorce case.