CNN hires new lawyers as defamation lawsuit by Navy veteran goes forward
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CNN has retained new lawyers after the network failed to reach a settlement in the defamation lawsuit launched by Navy veteran Zachary Young, which will now likely go to trial.
According to court filings obtained by Fox News Digital, CNN has retained Dave Axelrod and Joe Bailey of law firm Ballard Spahr LLP. This came just days after settlement negotiations between Young and the network fell apart. Joseph A. Wulfsohn is a media reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to joseph.wulfsohn@fox.com and on Twitter: @JosephWulfsohn.
"More lawyers don’t change the underlying facts, which demonstrate CNN defamed Mr. Young, did so maliciously, and as a result, must face the consequences this January. It won’t change the outcome either," Young's attorney Vel Freeman told Fox News Digital.