Dan Rather files $70 million lawsuit against CBS, Viacom (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) NEW YORK - Dan Rather filed a $70-million lawsuit against CBS and his former bosses Wednesday, claiming they made him a "scapegoat" for a discredited story about President George W. Bush's military service during the Vietnam War. [News Source]

Dan Rather files lawsuit against CBS (AP via Yahoo! News) Dan Rather filed a $70 million lawsuit Wednesday against CBS, alleging that the network made him a "scapegoat" for a discredited story about President Bush's National Guard service. [News Source]

Dan Rather files lawsuit against CBS (USA Today) Ex-CBS newsman Dan Rather launched a surprise attack on his former employer Wednesday, filing a $70 million lawsuit charging that the network made him a "scapegoat" in his discredited 2004 story about President Bush's military service. [News Source]

Trial underway in gorilla attack lawsuit (UPI) The first witness to testify in a gorilla-attack lawsuit against Franklin Park Zoo in Boston said the animal pulled a toddler from her arms. [News Source]

Cleaners Closes In Wake Of Pants Lawsuit (CBS News)

The owners of a dry cleaner who were sued for $54 million over a missing pair of pants have closed shop and sold the business. The South Korean immigrants are citing a loss of revenue and the emotional strain of defending the lawsuit.

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Dan Rather Files Lawsuit Against CBS (San Francisco Chronicle)

Dan Rather filed a $70 million lawsuit Wednesday against CBS, alleging that the network made him a “scapegoat” for a discredited story about President Bush’s National Guard service. The 75-year-old Rather, whose final months were clouded by controversy…

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Dan Rather Files $70 Million Lawsuit Against CBS, Viacom (Fox News) Former CBS news anchor Dan Rather has filed a $70 million lawsuit against Viacom, the CBS network and three of his former bosses. [News Source]

4th Lawsuit Filed Over Fatal Explosion (WSAZ NewsChannel 3 West Virginia) A part-time firefighter injured in a convenience store explosion that killed four people has filed a 20 million dollar lawsuit. [News Source]

Report: Rather files $70M lawsuit against CBS News (USA Today) Dan Rather has filed a $70 million lawsuit against CBS News, according to The New York Times. The former anchor, who left the network amid controversy over his reporting on a piece about President Bush's military service, is said to... [News Source]

BCS marchers’ lawsuit against Glendale quietly dismissed (The Arizona Republic) There was no shortage of public hoopla when Glendale was sued earlier this year by eight people who were arrested Jan. 8 after they marched to the site of the BCS National Championship Game. The eight, who were protesting a new state law, called a Feb. 26 press conference to announce the filing of the federal lawsuit just four days earlier. [News Source]