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Dan Rather Sues CBS, Viacom, & Three Execs for $70 Million

Authored by Scott Goldberg on September 19, 2007 - 9:50am.
Dan Rather is suing CBS, Viacom, Leslie Moonves, Sumner Redstone, and Andrew Heyward for the situation surrounding his firingNew York - Through his attorneys at Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP, Dan Rather has sued CBS, Viacom, and executives Leslie Moonves, Sumner Redstone, and Andrew Heyward for $70 million.  Rather is seeking damages caused by his discredited report about President Bush’s National Guard service, which led to his firing.  He believes the parties involved in the suit made him a scapegoat, and that his termination violated his contract.
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