Dan Rather files lawsuit against CBS
{{date|September 19, 2007}}
[[Image:Dan Rather 2006-04-25.jpg|right|140px|thumb|Rather at {{w|University of California, Berkeley}} on April 25, 2006. {{image credit|1=[http://www.flickr.com/people/scriptingnews/ Dave Winer]}}]]
Former ''[[CBS News|CBS]] {{w|CBS Evening News|Evening}} [[CBS News|News]]'' anchor {{w|Dan Rather}} has filed a {{w|United States Dollar|US$}}70 million lawsuit against [[CBS]], three former co-workers and the "corporate parent" of CBS. Rather resigned after a scandal in 2004 involving {{w|Killian_documents|faked government documents}} about [[United States]] President [[George W. Bush]]'s service to the U.S. {{w|United States National Guard|National Guard}}.

CEO of CBS {{w|Leslie Moonves}} and [[Viacom]] are also listed as defendants in the lawsuit. 

According to reports, Rather is suing CBS because after they made him resign his position, they did not grant him sufficient time on-air while he hosted ''[[60 Minutes]]''. In regards to the fake document scandal, Rather also claims that CBS "committed fraud [and tried to] pacify the {{w|White House}}" when they "commissioned a biased and incomplete investigation" which "seriously damaged" his reputation as a journalist.

According to reports, Rather states that if successful in receiving a judgment in his favor, he will donate nearly all of the money to "causes that will further journalistic independence."

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== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/20/business/media/19cnd-rather.html?hp
|title=Rather Files $70 Million Lawsuit Against CBS
|author=Jacques Steinberg
|pub=New York Times
|date=September 19, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.tmz.com/2007/09/19/id-rather-not-dan-files-huge-suit-against-cbs/
|title=Dan Would Rather Sue CBS -- For $70M!
|author=
|pub=TMZ.com
|date=September 19, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/rather-sues-cbs-viacom-70/story.aspx?guid=%7B6751AE1E-266D-43CD-9A33-87C94FE0A38B%7D
|title=Rather sues CBS, Viacom for $70 million: report
|author=Russ Britt
|pub=MarketWatch
|date=September 19, 2007}}

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Former CBS Evening News anchor United States Dollar|US$70 million lawsuit against CBS, three former co-workers and the "corporate parent" of CBS. Rather resigned after a scandal in 2004 involving faked government documents about United States President George W. Bush's service to the U.S. National Guard.

CEO of CBS  and Viacom are also listed as defendants in the lawsuit. 

According to reports, Rather is suing CBS because after they made him resign his position, they did not grant him sufficient time on-air while he hosted 60 Minutes. In regards to the fake document scandal, Rather also claims that CBS "committed fraud and tried to pacify the " when they "commissioned a biased and incomplete investigation" which "seriously damaged" his reputation as a journalist.

According to reports, Rather states that if successful in receiving a judgment in his favor, he will donate nearly all of the money to "causes that will further journalistic independence."
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