CNN defamation trial: Closing arguments made as jury begins to deliberate lawsuit against network
Lawyers on both sides delivered impassioned closing arguments on Thursday as Zachary Young’s high-profile defamation lawsuit against CNN heads to the jury.
CNN on Trial for Defamation as Network Execs Forced to Take the Stand
In December, Donald Trump settled his lawsuit against ABC News for $15 million after the station had broadcast claims that Trump had raped, rather than sexually assaulted, E. Jean Carroll. Carroll had sued Trump for defamation for $88.3 for sexual assault and defamation.
CNN Reaches Final Settlement With Navy Vet Jury Found Network Defamed
NN and Zachary Young, the Navy veteran a Florida jury found that the network had defamed, reached a settlement late on Friday afternoon.
CNN defamation trial: Losing case expected but still a bad bruise for the network, insider says
A CNN employee says losing a high-profile defamation case this week might have been expected inside the network, but that didn't stop it from leaving a bruise.
CNN defamation trial comes at a rough time for legacy media — and for the struggling network
CNN is on trial for libel this week before a jury in Florida, and it comes at a particularly inopportune time for legacy media
Bombshell CNN defamation lawsuit had a surprise ending following guilty verdict
After 8 days of testimony and another 8 hours of deliberation, a local jury came back with their decision in a high-profile media lawsuit. For more News, Weather, and Sports in Panama City, Florida vi
Jury finds CNN committed defamation against Navy veteran, settlement reached on punitive damages
Zachary Young alleged CNN smeared him by implying he illegally profited when helping people flee Afghanistan on the "black market" during the Biden administration's military withdrawal from the country in 2021.
CNN settles lawsuit after $5 million defamation verdict
CNN settled with a security consultant after a Florida jury found the network had defamed him in a story that suggested he was charging "exorbitant prices" to evacuate people from Afghanistan in 2021.
CNN Ordered to Pay Millions After Losing Defamation Trial
CNN will have to fork over at least $5 million to a U.S. Navy veteran after it lost a defamation trial in Florida on Friday. A Panama City, Florida, jury ruled that CNN had defamed security contractor Zachary Young when it aired a 2021 report that said he was part of a “black market” that price-gouged those attempting to flee Afghanistan after the U.
CNN Loses Defamation Trial Over Afghan Evacuation Report
Zachary Young alleged CNN defamed him in a report by chief security correspondent Alex Marquardt that said he operated in a "black market."
CNN Reaches Settlement With Security Consultant After Jury Found Network Liable For Defamation Over Afghan Evacuation Story — Update
CNN has been found liable for defaming a security consultant featured in a report about the black market to evacuate Afghans ...
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 ...