CNN settles lawsuit after $5 million defamation verdict
Jan 17, 2025 · CNN reached a legal settlement with a security contractor Friday after a Florida jury found the network had defamed him by suggesting he was charging "exorbitant prices" to evacuate people from Afghanistan after the U.S. withdrawal in August 2021. Details of the settlement have not been disclosed.
CNN reaches $5M settlement with US Navy veteran in defamation …
Jan 19, 2025 · Young filed a lawsuit against CNN for defamation and trade libel following a video segment that aired on November 11, 2021. The CNN report, aired on The Lead with Jake Tapper, stigmatized Young as an illegal profiteer who exploited “desperate Afghans”. ... Young spoke to BBC News, saying the lawsuit was about “holding CNN accountable ...
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.
CNN settles with US Navy veteran after $5 million defamation …
Jan 17, 2025 · 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 ...
CNN Settles Defamation Suit After Being Ordered to Pay $5 Million
Jan 17, 2025 · News organizations are facing an increasingly adverse legal and political environment. There are robust First Amendment protections for journalists, and plaintiffs in defamation cases must prove ...
CNN settles after $5 million defamation verdict : NPR
Jan 17, 2025 · CNN reached a legal settlement with a security contractor Friday after a Florida jury found the network had defamed him by suggesting he was charging "exorbitant prices" to evacuate people from...
CNN Settles Defamation Suit After Jury Found It Liable for ... - MSN
The case—the latest in a spate of high-profile defamation lawsuits against major media organizations—centered on a five-minute segment that CNN first aired in November 2021 in the wake of the ...
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 ...
Florida jury says CNN defamed Navy veteran in 2021 story | AP News
Jan 17, 2025 · After a Florida jury found that CNN defamed a U.S. Navy veteran who helped rescue endangered Afghans, the network reached a settlement on Friday to avoid a punishing order that it pay punitive damages.
Florida jury finds CNN liable for defaming Navy veteran in ... - NBC News
Jan 17, 2025 · Zachary Young accused the Cable News Network of destroying his business by showing his face onscreen for a story about a “black market” that was smuggling out desperate Afghans for high fees.
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