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 country...
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'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."
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 ...
Florida jury finds CNN liable for defaming Navy veteran in Afghan …
Jan 17, 2025 · The jury in Panama City, Florida, deliberated for more than eight hours starting Thursday before ruling in favor of Zachary Young, who blamed CNN for destroying his business by showing his face ...
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...
CNN Defamation Trial: Zachary Young & Nemex Enterprises Inc. v. CNN
Jan 17, 2025 · A Florida jury found CNN guilty of defaming Navy veteran Zachary Young and awarded him $5 million in damages.
Navy vet's lawyers say CNN's reporting was 'theater' - Law & Crime
Jan 7, 2025 · Plaintiff Zachary Young, a security contractor who specialized in extracting Afghans, claims that a 2021 segment aired on “The Lead with Jake Tapper” falsely painted him as an “illegal profiteer” exploiting “desperate Afghans” with “exorbitant” fees amid the fallout of President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan.