CNN Settles Defamation Suit After Jury Found It Liable for Smearing Navy Veteran in Afghanistan Evacuation Story
News network reached a deal with Navy veteran as it was facing potentially tens of millions of dollars in punitive damages.
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Bay County jury finds against CNN in defamation lawsuit
A Bay County jury has found in favor of a security consultant who sued CNN for defamation. The jury decided that CNN implicated Zachary Young and his company Nemex ...
CNN Loses Defamation Trial Over Afghan Evacuation Report
Zachary Young alleged CNN defamed him in a report by chief security correspondent Alex Marquardt that said he operated in a ...
Bombshell CNN defamation lawsuit had a surprise ending following guilty verdict
After 8 days of testimony and another 8 hours of deliberation, a local jury came back with their decision in a high-profile ...
CNN reaches $5m defamation settlement with US Navy veteran
A US Navy veteran who helped Afghans escape after the Taliban takeover in 2021 has won at least $5m (£4.1m) after a jury said ...
Jury finds CNN liable for defaming Navy veteran who worked as contractor in Afghanistan
A Florida jury ruled that CNN defamed U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young in a 2021 story about rescuing endangered Afghans after ...
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CNN Ordered to Pay Navy Veteran Whose Face It Showed in a Video of 'Black Market' Smuggling of Afghans in Rare Defamation Conviction
In a rare defamation ruling against a major media outlet, a jury ordered CNN to pay $5 million in compensatory damages to U.S ...
CNN Pays Navy Veteran Undisclosed Defamation Settlement After Jury Orders $5 Million in Damages
CNN paid an undisclosed settlement to a U.S. Navy veteran after a Florida jury found the network defamed him on Jake Tapper's ...
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CNN loses in Florida defamation case
Zachary Young claimed CNN ruined his business and reputation when the network ran a story on private contractors charging ...
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CNN Defamation Trial: Zachary Young & Nemex Enterprises Inc. v. CNN
A Florida jury has found CNN guilty of libeling a Navy veteran who claimed the network destroyed his reputation. Zachary ...
CNN Owes $5 Million for Defamation of Navy Veteran
CNN defamed a Navy veteran when it implied he illegally profited from helping Afghanis flee during a segment on Jake Tapper's show ...
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Florida jury deliberates in security consultant’s defamation case against CNN
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (CN) — A Florida jury of six began deliberations Thursday afternoon and will soon decide if CNN defamed ...