A Florida jury found CNN defamed a security consultant in a story that suggested he was charging "exorbitant prices" to evacuate people trying to flee Afghanistan after the U.S. withdrawal in 2021.

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 ...

In a rare defamation ruling against a major media outlet, a jury ordered CNN to pay $5 million in compensatory damages to U.S ...

The matter was resolved just four hours after a Florida jury had found the network liable for defamation and awarded $5 million to security contractor Zachary Young.

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

CNN settled with a security consultant after a Florida jury found the network had defamed him in a story that suggested he was charging "exorbitant prices" to evacuate people from Afghanistan in 2021.

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

A forensic economist revealed that the ratings-challenged network brought in roughly $2.2 billion in revenue in 2021, $2 ...

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

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

A Florida jury on Friday found CNN guilty of libeling a U.S. Navy veteran in a 2021 story about people paid to rescue ...