Jessica Costescu WFB
PANAMA CITY, Fla.—Jurors for a high-stakes defamation suit against CNN appeared open to forcing the network to dole out a 10-figure payout, the latest setback for the left-wing network as it attempts to avoid a costly—and embarrassing—conclusion to the case.
Plaintiff Zachary Young is suing CNN in a Florida court for $1 billion in damages, accusing the network and anchor Jake Tapper of falsely portraying him as an “illegal profiteer” during America’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. Young, a Navy veteran, says CNN damaged his reputation and destroyed his contracting company, Nemex Enterprises, in November 2021 by airing false and defamatory claims about his efforts to get Afghans out of the country as the Taliban took control.
Young’s lead attorney, Devin Freedman, asked prospective jurors during the selection process if they would balk at a $1 billion payout if evidence supports it. Only one expressed hesitation. A potential juror who previously worked for an ABC News affiliate said they “absolutely” would be willing to use a punitive damages judgment to send a message to CNN and other news outlets. more here
Good start. Now sue the rest of them.
That was an enjoyable article, especially the part about how the plaintiff’s atty feels it’s necessary to know how much Tapper is paid and how much his show costs to produce, in order to figure out what it will take to have CNN cease and desist their slanderous “news” going forward.
Great Article
Panama City is in the land of Taters and Maters [Potatoes and Tomatoes] and a huge number of conservatives live in that Red State. These should be an excellent choice for Jurors and fair grounds for justice.
with what Rudy got and Alex Jones, CNN should owe a couple Trillion
Also CNN, from today, sill banging the January 6 ’24 “insurrection”, with numbnuts Kinzinger on their panel.
The media will never learn, will continue to beat on Trump, and that will prove to be a good thing for MAGA.
Remember, there are so many conservatives in that area that Al Gore went to court to prevent those precincts from being included in his Florida recount. The Florida Supreme Court said ALL precincts in the state had to be recounted, not just the precincts Al Gore won. Gore begged the U S Supreme Court to throw him a lifeline. They refused. To this day the MSM still claims the election was stolen from Al Gore.
After all we’ve seen, I have almost no hope to see Justice come from any of our courts.
Zachary Young and his attorney might end up owning this alleged news network. What would they do with that mess?