After the jury awarded the $5 million in compensatory damages, the two sides began a separate hearing to determine punitive damages. But after a break, they returned to announce they had settled ...

Young was awarded $4 million in lost earnings, $1 million in personal damages such as pain and suffering, and the jury found that punitive damages are also warranted against CNN.

CNN settled before the jury determined the punitive damages figure. Young’s latest lawsuit notes that the AP was not only “grossly misleading” but tied the security contractor to a serious ...