claimed<\/a>,\u00a0 \u201cEssentially, this will act as a way to double check to see if CNN was being honest with the financial documents they were turning over as part of discovery; comparing what they turned over to Young\u2019s legal team vs what they told corporate.\u201d<\/p>\nPuck reporter Eriq Gardner wrote that the judge\u2019s decision \u201csent a jolt through CNN\u2019s executives offices.\u201d Gardner added,\u00a0 \u201cYoung has won a green light to seek punitive damages.\u00a0 Accordingly, Young\u2019s attorneys will soon be receiving documents to assess CNN\u2019s net worth, so they can argue before a jury just how big a penalty Young should receive.\u00a0 The judge has also ordered a deposition for Jake Tapper, who will likely have to disclose his salary and contract negotiations.\u201d<\/p>\n
The network\u2019s controversy stems from a segment in which host Jake Tapper claimed that CNN correspondent Alex Marquardt had found that \u201cAfghans trying to get out of the country face a black market full of promises, demands of exorbitant fees, and no guarantee of safety or success.\u201d<\/p>\n
Marquardt added, \u201cWe got Young\u2019s number and called, but he didn\u2019t pick up. In a text message, he told CNN that \u2018Afghans trying to leave are expected to have sponsors pay for them. If someone reached out, we need to understand if they have a sponsor behind them to be able to pay evacuation costs which are highly volatile and based on environmental realities.\u00a0 Young repeatedly declined to break down the cost or say if he\u2019s making money.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIn another message, that person offering those evacuations, Zachary Young, he wrote, \u2018Availability is extremely limited and demand is high\u2019\u2026 he goes on to say, \u2018That\u2019s how economics works, unfortunately,\u2019\u201d the correspondent told viewers.\u00a0 Tapper responded, \u201cUnfortunately, hmm,\u201d before thanking Marquardt for the report.<\/p>\n
Young argues that CNN using terms such as \u201cblack market,\u201d \u201cexploit\u201d and \u201cexorbitant,\u201d protray him as a bad actor taking advantage of desperate civillians. \u201cYoung sufficiently proffered evidence of actual malice, express malice, and a level of conduct outrageous enough to open the door for him to seek punitive damages,\u201d a court document claims.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhether Young can ultimately prevail is not the issue before us.\u201d\u00a0 Judges further wrote,\u00a0\u201cYoung also proffered a message exchange he had with Marquardt just hours before publication where he advised there were factual inaccuracies in the reporting. CNN published anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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