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Rather’s $70M Suit Still On

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Advantage, Rather: The former CBS anchor’s suit against the network will move forward, at least a little, thanks to the ruling of a Manhattan Supreme Court justice.

Dan Rather himself once warned, “Don’t taunt the alligator until after you’ve crossed the creek,” but he’s still staring down CBS’ toothy maw and refusing to budge in his $70-million lawsuit against his former host network. On Wednesday, a New York Supreme Court justice ruled that (at least for now) Rather’s suit could go forward despite CBS’ bid to have it dismissed.

New York Magazine:

Now that the case will be moving forward, Rather’s lawyer Marty Gold wants CBS to start forking over internal emails and documents to prove his case, including exchanges between network brass and the White House. Naturally, this has CBS lawyers asking the court to limit the scope of the discovery. “It seems pretty clear they don’t want to produce [the documents],” said Gold.

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By Ken Boettger, January 11, 2008 at 4:12 am #
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Awesome.

This man was railroaded. I do not have much faith that the system will be honest in regards to his case, but this man is showing what so many people in the US lack today. Integrity and honor.

I applaud you Mr Rather. An honor to have listened to you all those years.

You were the last true journalist in America.

Ken Boettger
Ellensburg, WA

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By PatrickHenry, January 10, 2008 at 8:39 pm #

Go Dan Rather!

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By voice of truth, January 10, 2008 at 2:32 pm #

Just can’t go away quietly. Somehow, he seeks to embarrass himself even further.

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By weather, January 10, 2008 at 8:46 am #
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We better hope Rather prevails.