
CNN defamation juror would have awarded Navy veteran ‘up to $100 million’ before settlement was reached
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The jury foreperson in Zachary Young’s defamation victory over CNN said she was prepared to award "up to $100 million" in punitive damages before an undisclosed settlement was reached.
As the jury was gearing up to determine punitive damages, 14th Judicial Circuit Court Judge William S. Henry announced that Young and CNN reached a settlement for the amount that would be awarded to the Navy veteran. The jurors were sent home and were never given the chance to declare how much they felt CNN deserved to pay, but their figure would have been significant. Brian Flood is a media editor/reporter for FOX News Digital. Story tips can be sent to brian.flood@fox.com and on Twitter: @briansflood.
"The message the jury wanted to send was to not only CNN but to all media that the general public is fed up with fake news and partial truths," foreperson Katy Svitenko told Variety.