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Imus Will Sue CBS for $40 Mil Left on Contract

Shock jock Won't Go Quietly

By J. Kelman, Newser User

Posted May 2, 2007 5:00 PM CDT

(Newser) – Don Imus is off the airwaves but not finished fighting: He's hired First Amendment attorney Martin Garbus to help him sue CBS. Sources tell Fortune that Imus's five-year, $50 million contract guaranteed him a warning before his routinely foul mouth got him fired; without it,... Read full story »

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