Zachary Young’s company provided evacuation services to people fleeing Afghanistan when they were not evacuated by the US. CNN basically smeared him and his company.
Young sued CNN for defamation per se, defamation by implication, and trade libel, arguing CNN destroyed his reputation and business by branding him an illegal profiteer who exploited desperate Afghans. Specifically, Young alleged CNN repeatedly accused him of operating in a “black market” and mischaracterized his work as exploitative because he charged “exorbitant” fees Afghan citizens could not pay. Young claimed he was particularly harmed because he was the only private evacuator profiled in the reporting.
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/fl-district-court-of-appeal/116259204.html
thanks to both of you. I get the feeling a bankruptcy filing by CNN is imminent. They’re already sucking wind so I’m sure this will push them over the edge.