CNN, Defamation

Navy veteran doesn't forgive CNN reporter after winning defamation trial: He's proud of his 'hit piece' on me
Zachary Young took aim at the CNN correspondent behind the report a jury found was defamatory against him following a lengthy legal battle against the network.
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 Loses $5 Million Defamation Suit Over Jake Tapper Segment
A six-member jury in Bay County, Florida, found the network was liable for defamation because of a segment that aired on “The Lead with Jake Tapper” where reporter Alex Marquardt painted Zachary Young, the Navy vet CEO, as an “illegal profiteer” who was exploiting “desperate Afghans” with “exorbitant” fees, Law & Crime reported.
CNN defamation trial: Reporter pressed on his heavy pursuit of Navy veteran as defense downplayed involvement
Alex Marquardt was pressed on Monday about his efforts to dig up dirt on the Navy veteran suing CNN for defamation, undercutting CNN’s defense that the plaintiff was not a central focus of the report.
Jury Now Deliberating in High-Stakes CNN Defamation Trial
The operative question of whether CNN can legally be held liable for defaming Zachary Young lies with the jury as of Thursday afternoon.
CNN Found Guilty in Florida Trial of Libeling Navy Veteran in Afghan Story
A jury in Panama City, Florida on Friday found CNN guilty of defaming a U.S. Navy veteran in a 2021 story about people paid to rescue endangered Afghans following the Taliban takeover of the country
CNN defamation trial: Jurors submit brutal questions on reporter's aggressive pursuit of Navy veteran
CNN correspondent Katie Bo Lillis was hit with hard-hitting questions by the jurors in the network's high-stakes defamation trial taking place in Panama City, Florida.
CNN settles defamation lawsuit over Afghanistan report
The matter was resolved just four hours after a Florida jury had found the network liable for defamation and awarded $5 million to security contractor Zachary Young.
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.
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.
'You Lied to the Jury': Veteran Awarded $5 Million in Defamation Case Against CNN
"You lied to the jury, did you not?" Freedman asked. "I did not," Marquardt claimed.
CNN reporter defends Afghanistan story that led to defamation lawsuit
Chief national security correspondent Alex Marquardt denied that his report about security contractor Zachary Young was a ...
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 ...
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CNN defamation trial: Plaintiff accuses network of faking critical phone call for 'theater'
The plaintiff in CNN’s ongoing defamation trial accused CNN correspondent Alex Marquardt of staging a phone call to him for "theater," but the reporter insists the call was made and simply ...
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Here Are Some Of The Most Surprising Pieces Of Testimony To Emerge From $1 Billion CNN Defamation Suit
A Navy veteran filed a defamation suit against CNN after the network allegedly suggested he participated in a scam that ...
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Fed-up Judge Savaged CNN Attorney in Network’s Disastrous Defamation Case: 'This Isn't Kindergarten'
Along the way to CNN losing a major defamation lawsuit, the attorney representing the network received a blistering rebuke ...