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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

(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 ... Read full story »

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