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    By Felix Gillette 10/08/08 2:19pm

    Lawyer Representing Thornburgh Panel Joins Rather and CBS in Court

    Dan Rather was back in court Tuesday afternoon for another round in his $70 million lawsuit against CBS.

    In the latest development, Mr. Rather’s legal team introduced a motion asking the judge for permission to amend their complaint for the second time. Marty Gold, Mr. Rather’s lead attorney, said the judge had previously dismissed his Read More

    By Felix Gillette 9/23/08 12:37am

    Justice Rules That Dan Rather’s Amended Suit Against CBS Will Continue on Limited Basis

    On the afternoon of Monday, Sept. 22, Dan Rather and lawyers for CBS returned yet again to a court in Lower Manhattan for the latest ruling in Mr. Rather’s ongoing $70 million civil lawsuit against his former employers.

    There, New York Supreme Court Justice Ira Gammerman announced his ruling on CBS’s motion to dismiss Read More

    By Felix Gillette 9/22/08 3:29pm

    Justice to Rule Today on Important Motion in Rather v. CBS

    Today Dan Rather will return to a courtroom in Lower Manhattan.

    There, Justice Ira Gammerman is scheduled to make a ruling this afternoon on CBS’s motion to dismiss Mr. Rather’s amended complaint in his $70 million civil lawsuit against his former employers.

    Expect updates as more news breaks.

    By Felix Gillette 7/17/08 11:12am

    CBS Will Get to Keep Documents of Interest in Dan Rather Suit Away from the Public; But Redstone Must Speak!

    Dan Rather and his lawyers were back in a Lower Manhattan courthouse late Wednesday afternoon for yet another round in Mr. Rather’s ongoing $70 million civil lawsuit against his former employers.

    Over the course of a 45-minute hearing in front of Justice Ira Gammerman, tempers occasionally flared as the lawyers for both sides argued Read More

    By Felix Gillette 4/22/08 10:54pm

    Dan Rather on the State of His Lawsuit Against CBS: "I Feel Pretty Good"

    Today, for the umpteenth time, the legal teams of Dan Rather and CBS appeared back in court in lower Manhattan, for yet another round of legal gymnastics over Mr. Rather’s $70 million civil suit against his former employers.

    Nearly two weeks ago, on April 10, Justice Ira Gammerman of the New York Supreme Court made Read More

    By Felix Gillette 4/10/08 4:10pm

    Rather vs. CBS: Contract Dispute Will Continue, But Redstone, Moonves, Heyward Are Off the Hook (Updated)

    The Media Mob has learned that after several months of hearing from lawyers on both sides of the case, Justice Ira Gammerman of the New York Supreme Court has just made a ruling regarding CBS’s motion to dismiss the $70 million civil lawsuit that Dan Rather initially brought against CBS back on Sept. 19, Read More

    By Felix Gillette 1/23/08 11:56pm

    CBS Agrees to Hand Over 'Rigler Report' to Rather's Legal Team

    Today, the legal teams for Dan Rather and CBS were back in New York Supreme Court in Lower Manhattan.

    During a brief hearing, the two sides told Justice Ira Gammerman that they had more or less reached an agreement on most of the issues, regarding the discovery process in Mr. Rather’s $70 million civil Read More

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