Who is Zachary Young? Navy Veteran Involved in CNN
Jan 9, 2025 · Zachary Young, a U.S. Navy veteran, is suing CNN for defamation. He was the first to testify in the trial after opening statements were delivered.
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. The two-week trial...
CNN settles after $5 million defamation verdict : NPR
Jan 17, 2025 · A jury found CNN defamed security contractor Zachary Young in a November 2021 report, shown above, about Afghans' fears of exorbitant charges from people offering to get them out of the...
Jury finds CNN committed defamation against Navy veteran, …
Jan 17, 2025 · 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 ...
CNN Lawsuit: Jury sides with Zachary Young, gives him money
Jan 17, 2025 · Zachary Young, a U.S. Navy veteran and former director of a veteran-led nonprofit, sued CNN for defamation over a 2021 segment aired on The Lead with Jake Tapper. The broadcast addressed ...
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 finds CNN liable for defaming Navy veteran in Afghan …
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.
Navy veteran's defamation lawsuit against CNN, explained - Law …
Oct 24, 2024 · Zachary Young, a Navy veteran suing CNN for defamation just got a procedural win, as the judge in the case ruled he "did not act illegally or criminally."
CNN Juror Would Have Awarded Up to $100 Million in Punitive
Feb 5, 2025 · In a Florida courtroom last month, a plaintiff’s attorney asked jurors to “send a message” by holding CNN accountable for defaming security contractor Zachary Young.. The jury responded ...
U.S. Navy veteran suing CNN lands key legal victories ahead of …
Dec 9, 2024 · U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young Young alleges CNN smeared him by implying he illegally profited when helping people flee Afghanistan during the Biden administration's withdrawal from the...