Dan Rather's Counsel To File Amended Complaint
 Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

 

We've got word for you that Dan Rather's attorneys at Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, are expected to file an amended complaint with Judge Ira Gammerman in the $70 million lawsuit against CBS Corp.  The revised complaint, 51 pages in length, reportedly will be filed on Wednesday morning.

"Today we served an Amended Complaint in Mr. Rather's lawsuit against CBS Corporation and Viacom," said Martin R. Gold, Lead Counsel for Dan Rather.  "The Amended Complaint responds in the Court's April 10, 2008 ruling that Mr. Rather's fraud claim did not specify injuries Mr. Rather had suffered in his trade and profession.  Accordingly, the Amended Complaint provides detail on those injuries as well as on other aspects of Mr. Rather's fraud claim."

On April 10th, Judge Gammerman had ruled to dismiss portions of Dan Rather's claims; but on April 23rd, the Judge ruled that Rather would have a chance to replead the dismissed portions, submit an amended complaint, as well as subpoena the investigator that CBS employed to check into the story of President George W. Bush's military service.

"In essence, the Amended Complaint provides specific detail in support of the fraud claim," Dan Rather stated.  "I continue to stay focused on the big picture and look forward to getting to the truth.  We need to ensure that politics and profits don't come before the public trust in America's newsrooms."

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