Times Pays $9.25M After Defamation Verdict | Albuquerque News

A jury in Alabama just awarded $9.25 million to former University of Alabama basketball player Kai Spears, who sued The New York Times for defamation after they wrongly reported he was at the scene of a fatal shooting — a story later corrected but not before damaging his reputation. Despite the Times calling it an “honest mistake,” the verdict marks a rare defeat for the newspaper, which hasn’t lost a defamation case in over 50 years. The ruling underscores the high stakes of journalistic accuracy — especially when lives and reputations hang in the balance. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/b6c42ea911fb6ed5