CBS - COURT QUASHES RATHER'S REMAINING COMPLAINTS AGAINST CBS

COURT QUASHES RATHER'S REMAINING COMPLAINTS AGAINST CBS

Dan Rather's remaining complaints against CBS, its CEO Les Moonves and its former news chief Andrew Heyward were all tossed out by New York State Supreme Court Justice Ira Gammerman on Wednesday. His action came after a state appeals court last week dismissed most of Rather's claims. Gary Meyerhoff, an attorney for the former CBS Evening News anchor, said in an email statement to Bloomberg News, "This is a procedural step that was expected and has no bearing on Mr. Rather's right to seek review of the Appellate Division's decision in the New York Court of Appeals, a step he still intends to take." The case stems from CBS's decision to remove Rather as anchor of the nightly newscast after a story he aired on 60 Minutes 2 about President Bush's National Guard service during the Vietnam War came under attack.

08/10/2009