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DJDarknez
09-19-2007, 05:00 PM
NEW YORK (AP) -- Dan Rather filed a $70 million lawsuit Wednesday against CBS, alleging that the network made him a "scapegoat" for a discredited story about President Bush's National Guard service.

The 75-year-old Rather, whose final months were clouded by controversy over the report, says the complaint stems from "CBS' intentional mishandling" of the aftermath of the story.

The lawsuit, filed in State Supreme Court in Manhattan, also names CBS President and CEO Leslie Moonves, Viacom Inc. Chairman Sumner Redstone, and former CBS News President Andrew Heyward.


Rather is seeking $20 million in compensatory damages and $50 million in punitive damages.

CBS spokesman Dana McClintock said: "These complaints are old news, and this lawsuit is without merit."

http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/19/tv.ratherlawsuit.ap/index.html

(I had to fix a typo in the story, but this is it in it's entirety)
luvdance
09-19-2007, 09:50 PM
i want 70 million dollars!
DJDarknez
09-19-2007, 10:23 PM
Noooooooooooooooo shit

I'll take 7. Or even 700,000!
Frederick
09-19-2007, 10:56 PM
Good for him, stick it to his former employers!
Sgdalero
09-19-2007, 11:25 PM
Good for him, stick it to his former employers!

damn str8
JoeySkillz
09-22-2007, 09:33 AM
oOoOo yes.. i saw this on the news as i was walking out, but i didnt hear why he was sueing.. thanks for that bro.. i would've forgotten to look it up as well
$70 million.. weeeeeeeeeee
Sgdalero
09-22-2007, 10:17 PM
yeah, cos its not really his fault, he has ppl who write the news cast for him, he just reads ot off a paper or a teleprompter. CBS just wanted a way to get rid of him so they didnt have to pay for his retirement. sadly , its a common pratice amoung big companies. thats why i dont want to work for one and want to go off on my own.
JoeySkillz
09-23-2007, 10:18 AM
yeah, cos its not really his fault, he has ppl who write the news cast for him, he just reads ot off a paper or a teleprompter. CBS just wanted a way to get rid of him so they didnt have to pay for his retirement. sadly , its a common pratice amoung big companies. thats why i dont want to work for one and want to go off on my own.

i rather work for one and live off my pension :P
Sgdalero
09-29-2007, 02:20 AM
yeah, most companies today wont let you get that far, they will can you BEFORE you can hit your pension. thats why they got rid of Dan rather, because they didnt want to pay him his belowted pension., which was 5 plus million a year. thats alot of money for doing nothing.

I have seen companies do that before, most recent , that evil empire thats ran by a mouse did that.
JoeySkillz
09-29-2007, 08:22 AM
i'll get a pension from UPS if im there 5 or more years :)
DJDarknez
09-29-2007, 06:05 PM
I have yet to work a job that offers pensions
Sgdalero
10-01-2007, 03:11 AM
you mean that last shithole job didnt offer you a pension??? damn, they really did suck sweaty asshole balls.
DJDarknez
10-01-2007, 05:07 AM
You have noooooooo idea

That place was pretty fucked up. The backstabbing was legendary around there. I'm surprised I lasted as long as I did.
JoeySkillz
10-02-2007, 12:43 AM
backstabbing? tell me about it.. Same way at the old job of mine
DJDarknez
10-02-2007, 11:45 AM
Man, it's enough to drive a man to drink. And believe you me, there were ALOT of alcoholics at the old job. Sad, rly.