Rather's suit against CBS gets a boost

(Seattle Times)

A New York judge said Wednesday that he was leaning toward allowing Dan Rather's $70 million lawsuit over being fired by CBS to proceed. "I concluded there was enough in the complaint [by Rather] to continue," state Judicial Hearing Officer Ira Gammerman said at a hearing on CBS' motion to dismiss the case. Rather, 75, says his employers made him a "scapegoat" to placate the White House after questions arose about a story on President Bush's Vietnam-era military service. His lawsuit seeks $20 million in compensatory damages and $50 million in punitive damages.