Dan Rather's Lawsuit Against CBS and Viacom

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On September 19, 2007, Dan Rather filed a $70 million lawsuit against CBS, its former parent company Viacom, CBS President and CEO Leslie Moonves, and Sumner Redstone, chairman of both Viacom and CBS.

The lawsuit alleges that CBS and its executives knowingly broadcast a false and misleading story about Rather's reporting on then-President George W. Bush's military service. The story, which aired on "60 Minutes II" in September 2004, claimed that Bush had received preferential treatment in the Texas Air National Guard during the Vietnam War.

Rather's lawsuit claims that the story was based on forged documents and that CBS executives knew or should have known that the documents were fake. The lawsuit also alleges that CBS executives interfered with Rather's investigation into the story and that they ultimately fired him in retaliation for his reporting.

CBS has denied the allegations in Rather's lawsuit. The company has said that the story about Bush's military service was based on credible sources and that Rather and his producers failed to adequately verify the documents before airing the story.

The lawsuit is scheduled to go to trial in October 2023. It is one of the most high-profile lawsuits in recent years involving a former news anchor and a major media company.

Dan Rather is a legendary news anchor who worked for CBS News for 44 years. He anchored the "CBS Evening News" from 1981 to 2005.