1.0 link 126916 <![CDATA[Los Angeles Times Reporters File Class-Action Lawsuit Against Sam Zell, Tribune]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/16/los-angeles-times-reporte_n_126916.html It would be hard to argue that Sam Zell really knows his way around the newspaper business. But does his floundering constitute grounds for legal action?

A group of former Los Angeles Times staffers say it does. Calling Zell's takeover of Tribune "a scam" and "a classic grift," they filed a class-action suit in federal court today, seeking to force Zell to hand over control of the company.

"This is basically a workers'-rights issue," says Dan Neil, a former car critic who...

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