Breaking: The judge in Dan Rather's lawsuit against CBS has issued a motion to dismiss most of the case. CBS News confirms. Posted on 04/10/2008 10:16:30 AM PDT by PJ-Comix
Breaking: The judge in Dan Rather's lawsuit against CBS has issued a motion to dismiss most of the case. CBS News confirms.
Developing...
> More: TVNewser has learned most of issues of the lawsuit have been dismissed. What remains is the contract dispute: whether Rather was utilized appropriately in the remaining months of his deal as a correspondent on 60 Minutes. Jim Quinn, lead counsel for CBS tells TVNewser, "We're thrilled with the results. The core of the allegations of fraud and fair dealing have been thrown out. What's left is a garden variety contract dispute."
In the meantime, the contract dispute part of the case continues, perhaps for the next several months. "At the end of discovery, we'll move again for a summary judgment" to dismiss, says Quinn.
Wow. Wonder if MSM will turn against ol’ Dan like they seem to have turned against Mrs Clinton.
Dan Rather Ping
Dan Rather Ping
I guess Buckhead and Charles Johnson can take their lawyers off retainer....
That’s too bad. I was hoping Rather would find a way to take all of See BS news down with him.....
Don’t worry, he’ll be all over P=BS with Moyers on a defeat America tour.
Courage Dan, Courage.
"I'll take 'Empty suits' for $1,000, Alex."
Alack, Dannes spyryte perketh not.
Epic!!! With a caption of “Gullible’s Travails”, perhaps?
You see where the perky one is “stepping down” [aka getting fired] from the CBS anchor chair after the election.
2 years before her contract runs out.
From the headline, I assumed this was about a suit AGAINST Dan Blather. My mistake.
she's gonna need it too.
Just heard that if her ratings don't improve by the end of November, she's OUT!!
Did they assign him a new frequency?
Now where's that where's that lazy serving wench Mapes....more beer, we celebrate, more beer serving wench!
No problemo. Dan only has to get his counterfeiter buddy to phony up a court ruling favorable to him; and while he’s at it, how about a phony verdict in his favor and awarding him billions. Of course, it would be monopoly money, but so what? It’s the issue that counts, not the evidence.
THEY'RE COMING TO TAKE DAN AWAY
Tune: "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-haaa!"
Remember when I broke the news
How Bush got in the Guard
And didn't have to leave
To go to Vietnam?
Well . . .
I pushed that story hard
Just weeks before Election Day
And so of course you know
The thoughts I had in my mind
Like . . .
They're going to give me a prize, Ha-ha!
They're going to give me a prize, Ho-ho, Hee-hee, Ha-ha!
For a journalist
Who helps the Democrats all the time
And I'll be happy to put
That nice award
In my trophy case
And they're going to give me a prize, Ha-haaa!
You thought it was a fake
And so you cringed
You cringed when people said
That superscript was not done at that time
Right . . .
The people laughed, I heard them laugh
They laughed, they laughed and laughed
You made me leave
But now you know I'm Rather upset!
So . . .
I'm going to take you to court, Ha-ha!
I'm going to take you to court, Ho-ho, Hee-hee, Ha-ha!
For a tidy sum
Like six--no, seventy million bucks
And put me back on the Evening News
And make all the viewers watch
And I'm going to take you to court, Ha-haaa!
I read your news
I gave my views
And this is how you pay me back
For all my years of bold unbiased news?!
Hah . . .
Well, you just wait
I'll find the proof
And when I do
They'll know that Dan is not some sort of old unbalanced nut!
'Cause . . .
They're coming to take me away, Ha-ha!
They're coming to take me away, Ho-ho, Hee-hee, Ha-ha!
To the Kinko's store
Where fake but accurate faxes fly
And I'll be happy to see
Those daring scoops
Come across my desk
And they're coming to take me away, Ha-haaa!
To the anchor desk
With lights and cameras and breaking news
And four producers who sit and smile
And tell me that I'm the best
And they're coming to take me away, Ha-haaa!
To the Kinko's store
Where fake but accurate faxes fly
And I'll be happy to see
Those daring scoops
Come across my desk
And they're coming to take me away, Ha-haaa!
...giggle....
The breach of contract claim was the only one I thought had any merit at all.
Just wow - a favorite song of my yute...
Well, this has to make him steamier than a Texas black top road after a Summer shower.
You see where the perky one is “stepping down” [aka getting fired] from the CBS anchor chair after the election.
2 years before her contract runs out.
Verification on this?
LOL!
BTW, what’s the frequency Kenneth?
WaPo and WSJ said yes, SeeBS, LAT and Fox say no.
Maybe somebody (either cbs or couric) is floating up a weather balloon to see if there is any interest in her from other entities. It would be a more gracious way to terminate what was a disastrous decision from the beginning.
That’s hilarious. Congrats if you’re the author.
I love it!!!
(But shouldn’t the little computer guys be in pajamas?)
Maybe they’re going to replace her with Rosie or Michail Moore. At least it’d be a more honest representation of their bias.
Yep, I am. Thanx!
Karma’s a bitch.
In the judge’s decision, he found Rather’s claims to be false, but inaccurate. Dismissed.
Dan Rather’s lawsuit: FAKE AND INACCURATE
“Well, this has to make him steamier than a Texas black top road after a Summer shower”
That’s a good one. How about: Hotter than me in the hot Texas sun on the 4th of July without my rag.
He did NOT want his career examined under a microscope.
The rest is the contract elements dispute, but what are his damages?
He was paid. What does he want, a Writ of Mandamus to require CBS to allow him to air stories?
Remember, CBS’s fallback legal position always was “Dan was a professional danger to himself and CBS. We acted in his best interest, regardless of whether not not he can admit it.”
In addition, we (CBS) had a duty to our stockholders. His Bush stories clearly had an element of fraud in them. It matters not whether DR committed the fraud or only “published” it (”published” in the legal sense, “aired” to us) without verifying and validating it, and in fact, the appointed investigators report clearly shows DR did not WANT to see any facts that cast doubt on the entire story.
This was something a Journi 101 student should have caught, and DR probably did, but he so WANTED the story to be true, he pushed it.
Black letter law. No contract can require CBS to allow him to use the network to further a further fraud! ... and that is a winning legal position that destroys Rather publicly.
I have never watched her on CBS. Therefore, I don't have any reason to gloat over her leaving.
I'm going to gloat anyway—good riddance to the thrash heap.
He would go days without having a normal conversation with anyone but his producer, Tom Bettag.
There were nights when he was so OTW before the show that another reporter capable of “carrying” the show would be asked to “stick around for a few hours this evening,” in case Dan isn't “feeling well.”
His written Staff Agreement says this:
Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate CBS to use [Rather's] services hereunder or to broadcast any program, and CBS shall have fully discharged its obligations hereunder, by payment to [Rather] of the applicable compensation set forth in paragraph 3.Rather was paid in full.
Unless Rather can show a later or separate agreement on the same issue that modifies this language, I am baffled that the breach of contract claim was not also dismissed.
Actually, I am making the comments I would make. That was Mrs. B’s tagline.
What is OTW? Drunk?
or
Hotter than a five dollar pistol in a frog’s pocket.
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