CNN knew that they were completely fucked in their latest defamation case, brought by Zachary Young, and have now come to a settlement with Mr Young. The jury was working on what they would give to Mr. Young for punitive damages, and CNN knew it was going to be a very large award, so they took it out of the jury’s hands by settling with Young.
CNN's lawyer argues against the network being hit with punitive damages (after it was found liable for defaming Navy veteran Zachary Young) by saying it'd harm the company financially and hinder its ability to report on major breaking news events like wildfires and crises around… pic.twitter.com/TjEEb8ZN8D
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) January 17, 2025
The fat that CNN settled means that we may never really know the total amount of money that CNN was penalized in punitive damages, which really sucks, because that would be good to know. I’m guessing that the punitive damage settlement was somewhere around $300 Million.
It’s funny to go over to CNN.com and read their story on CNN losing the …
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