News network reached a deal with Navy veteran as it was facing potentially tens of millions of dollars in punitive damages.

The matter was resolved just four hours after a Florida jury had found the network liable for defamation and awarded $5 ...

CNN correspondent Alex Marquardt defended his story on Zachary Young, a security consultant who charged $14,000 or more to ...

The case, the verdict, and an afternoon settlement with Young have been reported on by much of the news media, and especially ...

A Florida jury on Friday found TV news provider CNN liable for defaming a U.S. Navy veteran who helped evacuate people from ...

A Florida jury ruled that CNN defamed U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young in a 2021 story about rescuing endangered Afghans after ...

The jury awarded Young $5 million and found that he should also receive punitive damages for his pain and suffering.

CNN settled a lawsuit brought by a US Navy veteran over a 2021 segment on evacuations in Afghanistan on Friday, hours after a ...

The case, which involved a 2021 segment about a private security contractor in Afghanistan, played out as media organizations ...

U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young alleges that CNN smeared him by implying he illegally profited when helping people flee ...

Zachary Young sued the network in 2021 after it ran a segment on contractors profiting off refugees trying to flee ...

The content comes from recorded video depositions shown to jurors on Tuesday, in the high-profile court case ...