Zachary Young, Who Won $5 Million in CNN Defamation Case, Sues Associated Press. Published Apr 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM EDT Updated Apr 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM EDT. By .

The Associated Press has been sued for defamation by Zachary Young, who earlier this year was awarded $5 million in a libel lawsuit against CNN over a 2021 report falsely portraying him as a ...

FIRST ON FOX - U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young and The Associated Press continue to battle through court filings ahead of a critical July 3 hearing in the high-stakes defamation lawsuit. Young ...

The Associated Press filed a motion to dismiss U.S. Navy Veteran Zachary Young’s defamation lawsuit on Monday, saying the complaint is meritless.

Zachary Young is seeking at least $18 million in economic loss, $50-75 million in reputational harm, $5-10 million in emotional distress and $300-350 million in punitive damages.

Zachary Young says CNN defamed him with this report alleging he was operating a black market charging desperate Afghans huge prices to evacuate their country. CNN. After the lawsuit against the AP was ...

In January, a Bay County, Florida jury found that CNN had defamed U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young and ruled that Young could seek punitive damages as a result of a November 2021 report by Marquardt.

Zachary Young attorney notified the court that U.S. News & World Report, WTOP News and The Minnesota Star Tribune have all removed their republication of the Associated Press article.

A U.S. Navy veteran who was awarded $5 million in a defamation case against CNN filed a lawsuit challenging the Associated Press on Friday. A Florida jury ruled in favor of Zachary Young in ...

Zachary Young also sued Puck News over its reporting on his lawsuit against CNN. advertisement. Hollywood Reporter. U.S. Navy Veteran Who Won $5M in CNN Defamation Case Sues AP.