CNN Settles Defamation Suit After Jury Found It Liable for Smearing Navy Veteran in Afghanistan Evacuation Story
News network reached a deal with Zachary Young as it was facing potentially tens of millions of dollars in punitive damages.
CNN Producer Admits Zachary Young Has 'Punchable Face' in Deposition
A CNN producer admitted that he thinks Zachary Young has a "punchable face" in a deposition played in court on Tuesday.
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CNN reporter defends Afghanistan story that led to defamation lawsuit
Chief national security correspondent Alex Marquardt denied that his report about security contractor Zachary Young was a ...
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CNN settles defamation lawsuit over Afghanistan report
The matter was resolved just four hours after a Florida jury had found the network liable for defamation and awarded $5 ...
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 found liable for $5 million in defamation trial against US Navy vet over ‘black market’ Afghanistan story
open image in gallery CNN was sued by US Navy veteran Zachary Young for defamation over a report on ‘black market’ Afghanistan evacuations. (AP) In his complaint, Young said his inclusion in ...
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CNN Editor Fires Back At Zachary Young's Lawyer: 'That's Silly'
CNN Senior Editor Thomas Lumley fired back at Zachary Young's lawyer in court Tuesday after he claimed Lumley "capitulated to ...
CNN is ordered to pay millions to Afghanistan military veteran Zachary Young for defamation
CNN defamed an Afghan war veteran by falsely accusing him of running a 'black market' for Afghanistan evacuations and must ...
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CNN staff seen in leaked depositions opposing on-air apology to Afghanistan veteran
in the high-profile court case surrounding Zachary Young. Young is suing the network for allegedly suggesting that he was part of a black market in evacuating people from Afghanistan when the US ...
Jury finds CNN defamed Navy veteran who reportedly helped people evacuate Afghanistan
In the CNN case, Zachary Young, a U.S. Navy veteran, was awarded $4 million for any lost earnings and lost earning potential, ...
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CNN liable for defamation over story on Afghanistan ‘black market’ rescues
A Florida jury found CNN defamed a security consultant in a story that suggested he was charging "exorbitant prices" to evacuate people trying to flee Afghanistan after the U.S. withdrawal in 2021.
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CNN Settles Defamation Suit After Jury Found It Liable for Smearing Navy Veteran in Afghanistan Evacuation Story
CNN on Friday agreed to pay a U.S. Navy veteran an undisclosed sum after a Florida jury found the network liable for defaming him in a segment about evacuation work in Afghanistan. The last-minute ...