Jury Finds CNN Guilty of Defamation, Awards $5 Million Plus Punitive Damages
A Florida jury convicted far-left CNN of defaming Navy veteran Zachary Young in November 2021. CNN = Convicted News Network. The jury found that Mr. Young owed Fake News Network $5 million in damages for lost profits and personal damages. Punitive damages are yet to come. The jury will decide on the amount at the […]
Jury finds CNN defamed Navy veteran with segment on Afghan refugees
On Friday, a Florida jury found CNN defamed the Navy veteran in a report on his business that aired in 2021, awarding him $5 million in damages. The plaintiff, Zachary Young, had him appear on a 2021 segment about a contractor that reports suggested was profiteering from Afghan refugees fleeing the country after the Biden […]
CNN defamation trial: Jury remains undecided as deliberation carries into second day
Panama City, Florida – Jurors have not yet reached a conclusion in the high-stakes defamation lawsuit against CNN, as deliberations continue into Friday morning. Plaintiff Zachary Young, a U.S. Navy veteran, alleges the Biden administration made illegal profits by assisting Afghan refugees on the “black market” during the country's 2021 military withdrawal, according to CNN. […]
CNN defamation trial goes to the jury after powerful closing arguments
Lawyers delivered powerful closing arguments as U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young's high-profile defamation trial against CNN headed to a jury Thursday. Young said CNN smeared him in a report by correspondent Alex Marquardt that first aired on “The Lead with Jake Tapper” in November 2021, and that CNN will seek to flee Afghanistan after the […]
Trump Asks Appeals Court To Reconsider E. Jean Carroll Jury Verdict
Magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll attends the civil trial against former President Donald Trump in Manhattan Federal Court in New York City on May 8, 2023. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images) OAN Staff Avril Elfie 2:30pm – Tuesday, January 14, 2025 President-elect Donald Trump has asked a federal appeals court to reconsider overturning the $5 […]
Jury set for CNN defamation trial after multiple candidates expressed disdain for network: ‘Not a fan of CNN’
Panama City, Florida – Lawyers representing CNN and a U.S. Navy veteran completed jury selection Monday in Bay County, Florida, suing the network for defamation. Six women and two men were selected. There will be six jurors and two alternates for opening arguments in the high-stakes trial, which begins Tuesday. U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young […]
Will the jury let Luigi Mangione get away with murder?
It may seem apostasy for someone in my profession as a criminal defense attorney to speak so arrogantly about such a sensitive issue. But here we go. Too many of us somehow allow our inner voices to convince us of the words of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Did you come? — that Thompson deserved to […]
Disney Executives Feared a Florida Jury Would Side with Trump in ABC News Defamation Case
The Walt Disney Company is under intense media scrutiny following the studio's decision to settle President-elect Donald Trump's defamation lawsuit against ABC News for more than $15 million. Several claims made by anonymous sources in recent reports shed some light on Disney CEO Bob Iger's ultimate decision to avoid a trial and settle with the […]
Jury in Cash App founder’s death reaches verdict
On Monday afternoon, a San Francisco jury returned a verdict in the high-profile murder case of Nima Momeni, who was accused of killing Cash App founder Bob Lee last year. The judgment is scheduled to be read in San Francisco Superior Court at 9:30 a.m. local time on Tuesday. The jury had been deliberating since […]
Alex Murdaugh lawyers file appeal alleging ousted South Carolina court clerk swayed jury
Attorneys for convicted defendant Alex Murdaugh on Tuesday filed an appeal against the verdict, saying improper testimony and allegations of jury misconduct by Court Clerk Becky Hill “created an unfair trial.” I filed a complaint. Murdaugh, 56, is serving a life sentence for fatally shooting his wife, Maggie, and youngest son, Paul, on the family's […]