Dan Rather Lawsuit

Black-Op at Black Rock

Leslie Griffith | Posted 10.08.2009 | Media


Leslie Griffith

Like Garrison, Rather forged ahead. Challenging those in power...digging up buried bodies no matter who might end up dead.

Think Again: CBS and Dan Rather -- Doing the Right's Dirty Work

Eric Alterman | Posted 10.08.2009 | Media


Eric Alterman

CBS is attempting to portray Rather as some crazy old grandpa. What's more significant, however, is the "Memogate" scandal that could be answered by the Rather lawsuit.

Dan Rather: Lawsuit "Not Over," I'm "Determined"

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 12.01.2009 | Media


Dan Rather told Fox News/Fox Business' Neil Cavuto Thursday that his lawsuit against CBS "is not over." Rather called the case "a long, hard fight" a...

Dan Rather To Speak To Neil Cavuto About Lawsuit

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 11.30.2009 | Media


The Huffington Post hears that Neil Cavuto has landed an exclusive interview with Dan Rather, his first since his lawsuit against CBS was dismissed Tu...

Dan Rather Lawsuit Against CBS TOSSED In Entirety

AP | KAREN MATTHEWS | Posted 11.29.2009 | Media


By Karen Matthews, AP NEW YORK — A New York court on Tuesday dismissed Dan Rather's $70 million breach of contract lawsuit against CBS Corp., n...

Is CBS Erasing Dan Rather From Corporate Memory?

The Daily Beast | Posted 11.17.2009 | Media


The latest contretemps involve such momentous issues as: whether the forced-out anchorman, who held the job for 24 years, would be welcomed at the rec...

Dan Rather Sues Les Moonves, Andrew Heyward To Reinstate Them As Defendants

Reuters | Posted 09.03.2009 | Media


Former TV news anchor Dan Rather sued CBS Chief Executive Leslie Moonves and former CBS News President Andrew Heyward on Monday in a bid to have them ...

Dan Rather Wins Big Round In CBS/Bush National Guard AWOL Case

Jackson Williams | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics


Jackson Williams

Dan Rather won't let go of his 2007 lawsuit against CBS. There's a reason. He's holding a decent hand, and he's got sticktoitiveness.

Dan Rather Wins Access To Thousands Of Documents In Suit Against CBS

nytimes.com | BILL CARTER | Posted 08.21.2009 | Media


Dan Rather won significant victories Tuesday in his suit against his former network, CBS. He won access to more than 3,000 documents that his lawyer s...

CBS "Fraud" Hurt Dan Rather's Income: Lawyer

AP | Posted 11.08.2008 | Media


NEW YORK — Dan Rather could have made millions of dollars more per year if CBS had not defrauded him before firing him, his lawyer said Tuesday....

Judge Rules Dan Rather's $70 Million CBS Lawsuit Can Proceed

AP | Posted 10.23.2008 | Media


NEW YORK — A New York City judge says news anchor Dan Rather can proceed with his $70 million lawsuit accusing CBS of violating its contract wit...

Dan Rather Trial: Les Moonves, Andrew Heyward Scheduled To Testify, Sumner Redstone Also Expected

New York Times | Jacques Steinberg | Posted 07.25.2008 | Media


The chief executive of CBS and the former president of CBS News have agreed to answer questions from lawyers for Dan Rather, who has accused the netwo...

What to Do with Meet the Press

Andy Ostroy | Posted 06.24.2008 | Media


Andy Ostroy

There was only one Tim Russert, but in selecting a suitable replacement for Meet the Press, in my opinion, there are only two names from which to choose: Dan Rather and Tom Brokaw.

Dan Rather Amends Complaint, Claims CBS Killed His Other Opportunities

Huffington Post via Hollywood Reporter | Posted 05.15.2008 | Media


The Hollywood Reporter's Paul J. Gough reports that Dan Rather has amended his complaint against CBS, this time alleging that the network cut off his ...

Dan Rather On Les Moonves, The "Evening News," And Who Should Replace Katie When (Not If) She Goes

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 04.23.2008 | Media


Yesterday, I spoke to former "CBS Evening News" anchor Dan Rather about the recent travails of the current anchor of that program, namely Katie Couric...

Dan Rather's CBS Lawsuit Partially Dismissed, All Damages Remain

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 04.18.2008 | Media


Justice Ira Gammerman, the judge hearing Dan Rather's lawsuit against CBS, has issued a motion to dismiss four of the seven counts of the suit. Three...

Dan Rather on The View: "One Of The Nicest Guys In This Business," And Also, A Sex God

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


Barbara Walters and her sisters at The View welcomed Dan Rather to their couch today, with an especially warm welcome from Walters, who called Rather ...

Dan Rather Barred From "48 Hours" Anniversary Party

NY Magazine | Lloyd Grove | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


Everybody who is anybody in television news -- with one glaring omission -- showed up for last week's twentieth-anniversary blowout for 48 Hours, whic...

Judge May Let Rather's $70M Lawsuit Go To Trial

AP | Samuel Maull | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


A judge said Wednesday that he was leaning toward allowing Dan Rather's $70 million lawsuit over his being fired by CBS to proceed. "I concluded ther...

Nice Try, CBS, But Rather's Lawsuit Has Merit

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


There may be plenty of contested stuff in Dan Rather's complaint, but he more than makes a sufficient prima facie case to warrant proceeding with the lawsuit.

CBS Files To Dismiss Rather's "Bizarre Allegations"

New York Observer | Felix Gillette | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


Today, in New York Supreme Court, in response to Dan Rather's civil lawsuit, CBS filed a lengthy 30-page motion to dismiss the case. CBS executives a...

Rather Gives "The Impression He Will He Will Call The President As A Witness"

DC Examiner | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Former "Evening News" Dan Rather choked back tears on several occasions today when discussing his decision to file a lawsuit against CBS and he left m...

Rather: Government Influencing Newsrooms

Media Matters | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Dan Rather said Thursday that the undue influence of the government and large corporations over newsrooms spurred his decision to file a $70 million l...