The $1 billion defamation suit against CNN continued to chug along in the background as the presidential election and world events take center stage. But on Tuesday, Florida 14th Circuit judge William Scott Henry cleared the way for Plaintiff and U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young to use legal force to compel CNN to turn over financial documents and to subpoena their parent company Warner Bros. Discovery, all part of financial discovery to determine punitive damages.
In an order obtained by NewsBusters, CNN’s objections to turning over certain documents, Judge Henry ruled that Young is entitled to see documents dating back to January 1, 2021, the year CNN allegedly defamed him in their report about getting people out of Afghanistan after the U.S. withdrawal.
“Plaintiffs’ financial discovery requests shall be limited to the time period from September 2021…
