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Court Dismisses Dan Rather's Suit vs. CBS

Appellate panel tosses $70M breach of contract claim

By M. Morris,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 29, 2009 6:16 PM CDT
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(Newser) – Dan Rather's $70 million lawsuit against CBS is all but over after an appellate court in New York dismissed his case today. Rather's lawyer vowed to appeal the ruling in the breach of contract suit. Rather initiated the suit following his ouster as Evening News anchor in the wake of a discredited 60 Minutes II report about George W. Bush's military service.

His "claim attempts to gloss over the fact that Rather continued to be compensated at his normal CBS salary of approximately $6 million a year until June 2006 when the compensation was accelerated upon termination, consistent with his contract," the ruling reads in part.

Former CBS news anchor Dan Rather, whose $70 million lawsuit over his being fired by the network was dismissed by a state appeals court today.
Former CBS news anchor Dan Rather, whose $70 million lawsuit over his being fired by the network was dismissed by a state appeals court today.   (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, file)
Martha Stewart and Dan Rather return from President Obama's inauguration on the train from Washington to New York, Jan. 20, 2009.
Martha Stewart and Dan Rather return from President Obama's inauguration on the train from Washington to New York, Jan. 20, 2009.   (AP Photo/The Martha Stewart Show)
Dan Rather leaves Walter Cronkite's funeral at St. Bartholomew's Church on Park Avenue in New York, July 23, 2009.
Dan Rather leaves Walter Cronkite's funeral at St. Bartholomew's Church on Park Avenue in New York, July 23, 2009.   (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)
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JoeQ
Sep 30, 2009 12:06 PM CDT
How the heck is he supposed to live on a paltry $6 million a year?
Thinker
Sep 30, 2009 12:04 PM CDT
Whew. Finally, this horrible man has been slapped down. His continued reporting could have prevented a great, intelligent, humble man from being president, and we would have lost valuable opportunities to fight terror, save babies and promote christian fundamentalism across the globe. Can you imagine how things would have turned out differently if Rather had been allowed to continue his rants against Bush, truthful or not?
Mad
Sep 30, 2009 6:49 AM CDT
See? BS!

 
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