Jury awards Alabama basketball player $9.25M in defamation case against New York Times
An Alabama jury found The New York Times liable for defamation and awarded $9.25 million in damages to a University of Alabama basketball player. The newspaper had incorrectly reported that the player was present at the scene of a fatal shooting in Tuscaloosa, causing harm to his reputation.
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Jury rules N.Y. Times defamed Bama hoops player
An Alabama jury found The New York Times liable for defamation and awarded $9.25 million in damages to a University of Alabama basketball player. The newspaper had incorrectly reported that the player was present at the scene of a fatal shooting in Tuscaloosa, causing harm to his reputation.
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