New York Times, Alabama and Kai Spears
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A Tuscaloosa jury returned a verdict in a civil trial pitting a former Alabama walk-on basketball player against The New York Times. Kai Spears was awarded damages of $9.25 million in the defamation trial Thursday evening, Tuscaloosa Patch was first to report.
Beckley attorney Stephen P. New and his legal team have secured a landmark $9.25 million federal jury verdict against the New York Times Company following a nine-day trial in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.