New York Times, Alabama and Kai Spears

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New York Times defamed ex-college basketball player Kai Spears, must pay him $9.25 million in damages, jury says
An Alabama jury on Thursday awarded $9.25 million in damages after finding that The New York Times defamed a former ollege basketball player by incorrectly reporting that he was at the scene of a fata...

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Former Alabama basketball player Kai Spears wins staggering $9.25 million verdict against New York Times
New York Times Loses First U.S. Defamation Case in 50+ Years, Ordered to Pay Former Alabama Player $9.25M
Jury awards ex-college basketball player $9.25M in New York Times defamation case
Kai Spears, a former player on the University of Alabama basketball team, sued The New York Times over a story it published stating he was at the scene of a deadly shooting.

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Marshall men's basketball: Kai Spears awarded $9.2M in defamation case vs. NYT
Beckley attorney helps secure defamation suit victory against New York Times
New York Times Loses Defamation Lawsuit, Ordered To Pay Millions In Damages To Former Alabama Basketball Player
The verdict was reached Thursday evening in the civil trial following roughly five hours of deliberation, the Tuscaloosa Patch first reported.

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New York Times Loses $9.25M Defamation Verdict to Ex-Alabama Player
$9.25M Verdict Against N.Y. Times, in Libel Case Brought by Alabama Basketball Player
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Jury says New York Times must pay ex-Alabama basketball player millions

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.
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NYT’s Fake News Backfires — Forced to Pay $9.25 Million to Athlete

Spears sued the Times in 2023, alleging libel and false light, an invasion of privacy that his lawyers said caused him “severe emotional distress, mental anguish, and loss of enjoyment of life.” After a nine-day federal trial in Tuscaloosa, a jury sided with Spears and ordered the Times to pay $9.25 million in damages.