CNN settles after $5 million defamation verdict : NPR
Jan 17, 2025 · But jurors found the network should pay $5 million to U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young for lost finances and suffering, and said he was eligible for more in punitive damages. The final figure...
Who is Zachary Young? Navy veteran involved in CNN defamation …
Jan 9, 2025 · Zachary Young, a U.S. Navy veteran, is suing CNN for defamation. He was the first to testify in the trial after opening statements were delivered.
CNN Lawsuit: Jury sides with Zachary Young, gives him money
Jan 17, 2025 · Zachary Young, a U.S. Navy veteran and former director of a veteran-led nonprofit, sued CNN for defamation over a 2021 segment aired on The Lead with Jake Tapper. The broadcast addressed ...
CNN settles with US Navy veteran after defamation verdict
Jan 17, 2025 · CNN settled a lawsuit brought by a US Navy veteran over a 2021 segment on evacuations in Afghanistan on Friday, hours after a jury found the network liable for defaming him. The two-week trial was...
CNN Loses Bombshell Defamation Suit After Series of …
Jan 17, 2025 · The jury in the bombshell defamation suit against CNN found the liberal network defamed Navy veteran Zachary Young by airing coverage that portrayed him as an "illegal profiteer" who operated...
Jury finds CNN committed defamation against Navy veteran, …
Jan 17, 2025 · U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young alleged that CNN smeared him by implying he illegally profited when helping people flee Afghanistan on the "black market" during the Biden administration's...
Navy veteran's defamation lawsuit against CNN, explained - Law …
Oct 24, 2024 · Zachary Young, a Navy veteran suing CNN for defamation just got a procedural win, as the judge in the case ruled he "did not act illegally or criminally."
Navy veteran awarded $5M in CNN defamation lawsuit - The Hill
Jan 17, 2025 · A jury in Florida on Friday found that CNN defamed a Navy veteran with a report on his business that aired in 2021 and awarded him $5 million damages. The plaintiff, Zachary Young, sued the...
CNN found liable in Florida trial for defaming Navy veteran in …
Jan 18, 2025 · The jury in Panama City, Florida, deliberated for more than eight hours starting Thursday before ruling in favor of Zachary Young, who blamed CNN for destroying his business by showing his...
CNN found liable in defamation trial against US Navy veteran …
Jan 17, 2025 · A Florida jury found CNN liable on Friday in a high-stakes defamation trial against U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young, who alleged that the network maligned him as an “illegal profiteer” with...