Scrappy Appalachian Attorney vs. The New York Times: How a “Junkyard Dog” Won a $9.25 Million Defamation Verdict
When The New York Times falsely linked an Alabama walk-on basketball player to a fatal shooting, they assumed their storied reputation would shield them. Instead, they ran into Steven New, a West Virginia attorney who turned an anonymous rumor into a landmark $9.25 million legal victory.