I read this article and I could see anywhere what the actual case is about. Anyone know?
In June, Florida judges ruled Zachary Young and his company Nemex Enterprises Inc. offered enough evidence to move forward in a defamation suit against CNN. Young alleged that the network smeared his security consulting company by implying it illegally profited when helping people flee Afghanistan, using the terms “black market,” “exploit” and “exorbitant” to paint him as a bad actor preying upon desperate people.
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