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CNN Settles Defamation Suit

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.

Reuters · 2h

CNN settles with US Navy veteran after $5 million defamation verdict

CNN reached a settlement on Friday with a U.S. Navy veteran who helped evacuate people from Afghanistan after the U.S. military withdrew from the country in 2021, a judge said on Friday, hours after a jury found the TV news outlet liable for defaming him.

The New York Times · 1h

CNN Settles Defamation Suit After Being Ordered to Pay $5 Million

The case, which involved a 2021 segment about a private security contractor in Afghanistan, played out as media organizations face more legal and political pressures.

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CNN found liable for $5 million in defamation trial against US Navy veteran over Afghanistan report

The jury awarded Zachary Young $5 million in compensatory damages and found that the security contractor should also receive punitive damages for his pain and suffering.

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CNN defamation trial: Network’s fairness chief defends controversial report at center of lawsuit

CNN's fairness guru Emma Lacey-Bordeaux defended the controversial report at the center of a high-stakes defamation trial on ...

CNN Lawsuit: Jury Sides With Zachary Young, Gives Him Money

A Florida jury awarded Zachary Young $5 million so far in the network's defamation trial after reaching a verdict on Friday.

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