CNN found liable in Florida trial for defaming Navy veteran in 2021 story

The jury deliberated for more than eight hours starting before ruling in favor of Zachary Young in his defamation suit against CNN.

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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 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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Florida jury convicts CNN of libeling Navy veteran in Afghan story

Zachary Young blamed CNN for destroying his business by showing his face onscreen in a story about a “black market” of smuggling out desperate Afghans for high fees.
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Jury finds CNN defamed security consultant in Afghanistan evacuation report

CNN correspondent Alex Marquardt defended his story on Zachary Young, a security consultant who charged $14,000 or more to evacuate people from Afghanistan.
Los Angeles Times - 1d
Jury finds CNN defamed Navy veteran with segment on Afghan refugees

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 network ...
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CNN Ordered to Pay at Least $5 Million for Defaming Security Contractor

The jury decision came after a two-week trial where lawyers for the contractor argued that the network had falsely accused him of illegal activity.
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Giuliani says he has settled defamation dispute and will keep Florida condo

Trump ally says he has reached deal with election workers he defamed and will not have to turn over key possessions . Rudy Giuliani ’s trial over whether he must turn over his Florida condo and ...
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Rudy Giuliani’s Florida condo, World Series rings on the line in latest trial

Rudy Giuliani will again square off in court against two Georgia election workers Thursday, this time seeking to keep his Florida condominium and other prized possessions from the women who won a ...
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Security consultant said botched CNN story ruined his career and life

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CNN found liable in Florida trial for defaming Navy veteran in 2021 story

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