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NEW YORK - Former CBS news anchor Dan Rather has sued CBS for US$70 million ($98.23 million), saying the network violated his contract by not giving him enough air time, The New York Times reported.
The lawsuit was filed in State Supreme Court in Manhattan against CBS, CBS Chief Executive Leslie Moonves, Viacom and Viacom Chief Executive Sumner Redstone, the newspaper reported on its website.
The 75-year-old Texan stepped down as anchor of the CBS Evening News after 24 years in March 2005 after a scandal over his reporting on President George W Bush's military record.
He continued reporting for 60 Minutes, but left in June 2006 because he said they offered him no assignments.
A copy of the lawsuit could not immediately be obtained by Reuters and lawyers for Rather did not immediately return phone calls.
- REUTERS
