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.
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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 ...
CNN Lawsuit: Jury Sides With Zachary Young, Gives Him Money
CNN claimed Young's organization charged $75,000 per vehicle for road evacuations from Kabul to Pakistan and $14,500 per ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 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 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 ...
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CNN’s really, really dumb messages
Zachary Young, a Navy veteran and security contractor ... and depicted the post-withdrawal crisis in Afghanistan. “They were tough but they were fair and they were accurate,” said David ...
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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 ...
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CNN ordered to pay $5M for defaming Navy veteran after Biden’s disastrous Afghanistan pullout
A Florida jury on Friday found CNN liable for defaming a Navy veteran who helped evacuate people from Afghanistan following ... Plaintiff Zachary Young sued CNN in 2022 and accused the cable ...
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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 ...