A Florida jury awarded Zachary Young $5 million so far in the network's defamation trial after reaching a verdict on Friday.

After the U.S. pulled out of Afghanistan in 2021, Young was a private contractor helping Afghans escape. CNN segment labeled ...

CNN will have to fork over at least $5 million to a U.S. Navy veteran after it lost a defamation trial in Florida on Friday.

A Florida jury found CNN defamed a security consultant in a story that suggested he was charging "exorbitant prices" to ...

CNN chief national security correspondent Alexander Marquardt testified earlier this week that he did not produce a “hit ...

During the network's defamation trial, a lawyer for Zachary Young alleged a CNN editor "capitulated to the gods of media." ...

A director of standards at CNN defended the network's story at the center of a defamation case as "very fair." ...

Zachary Young alleged CNN defamed him in a report by chief security correspondent Alex Marquardt that said he operated in a ...

Zachary Young alleged CNN smeared him by implying he illegally profited when helping people flee Afghanistan on the "black ...

CNN has been found liable for defaming a security consultant featured in a report about the black market to evacuate Afghans ...

CNN reached a $5 million settlement with U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young, averting a second trial phase over punitive damages ...

The rare trial rare defamation trial involving a major media company could serve as a deterrent to other outlets.