CNN defamation juror would have awarded Navy veteran ‘up to $100 million’ before settlement was reached
The jury foreperson in Zachary Young’s defamation victory over CNN said she was prepared to award "up to $100 million" in punitive damages before an undisclosed settlement was reached.
‘Fed Up With Fake News’: CNN Juror Would Have Awarded Up to $100 Million in Punitive Damages
The foreperson in the CNN defamation trial said the jury was sending a message that the general public is 'fed up with fake news and partial truths.'
CNN settles with US Navy veteran after defamation verdict
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.
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.
Jury Foreperson in Blockbuster CNN Jake Tapper Defamation Case Reveals She Would Have Awarded Up to $100MILLION in Damages
A juror in the blockbuster CNN Jake Tapper defamation case has revealed she would have awarded up to $100 million in damages after the lawsuit was settled for $5 million. Knewz.com can report back in January,
The foreman of that CNN jury was ready to grant $100 million in punitive damages
The message the jury wanted to send was to not only CNN but to all media that the general public is fed up with fake news and partial truths,’ she said in response to written questions. ‘Reporting must be unbiased,
CNN Jury Foreperson: We Wanted to Make CNN Pay Up to $100M
The jury foreperson in the Florida trial that found CNN liable for defamation last month said she wanted to force CNN to pay up to $100 million in punitive damages to punish them for “fake news.” Katy Svitenko told Variety in an email the Panama City jury wanted to send the network a message over its November 2021 report that claimed a security contractor evacuating people from Afghanistan was part of a “black market” operation.
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 person for flights to the United Arab Emirates.
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CNN’s really, really dumb messages
(Mike Stewart/AP) CNN’s Alex Marquardt sent a message to a colleague: “We gonna nail this Zachary Young mf---er.” There were no dashes in the original. Matthew Philips, an editor at CNN ...