Kai Spears Wins $9.25M Jury Verdict in Defamation Suit Against NYT
A jury in Alabama on Thursday ruled that The New York Times defamed former Alabama basketball player Kai Spears and awarded him approximately $9.25 million in damages. Ryan Phillips of the Tuscaloosa Patch reported on the verdict. Spears’ lawsuit centered on how the Times wrongly reported that Spears was at the scene of a fatal shooting and whether the Times arguably getting the “gist” […]
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