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Entertainment Government 

California Sues CBS, Alleging Sexual Misconduct

May 27, 2020May 27, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
California, CBS, Disney, Hollywood, sexual misconduct, television

California on Tuesday sued CBS, Disney and producers of the long-running series “Criminal Minds,” alleging that the show’s cinematographer engaged in rampant sexual misconduct against crew members for years.

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Arts Employment Entertainment 

Oops!

January 8, 2020January 9, 2020 BRIEF
CBS, celebrity, Guns, Louisiana, robbery, television

TV actor Bradford Roublow sued CBS Broadcasting and Danni Productions for fraudulent inducement and failure to warn in St. Bernard Parish Court, claiming he was arrested at gunpoint while acting in the show “NCIS: New Orleans,” because police thought he was pulling a real armed robbery.

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Media National 

Former ‘60 Minutes’ Correspondent Sues New York Magazine for $25M

December 16, 2019December 17, 2019 CAMERON LANGFORD
Benghazi, CBS, defamation, journalists, magazines, Texas

A former foreign correspondent for “60 Minutes” claims in a $25 million defamation lawsuit that she lost her job on the CBS news show because New York magazine published a hit piece about her story on the 2012 terrorist attacks in Benghazi.

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Media 

Defamation

October 9, 2019 BRIEF
CBS, defamation, NBC

Prestige Limousine Service, of Rochester, N.Y., sued CBS, ABC, NBC, Sinclair Broadcasting et al., claiming they falsely linked it to the deadliest limousine accident in years, when 20 people were killed in a crash west of Albany — which involved a different Prestige Limousine company, in Monroe County Court.

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Government Media 

Top Virginia Official Hits CBS With $400M Defamation Suit

September 12, 2019 BRANDI BUCHMAN
CBS, defamation, politician, sexual assault, Virginia

In a $400 million defamation lawsuit filed Thursday, Virginia Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax claims news giant CBS defamed him when it aired a segment featuring what he says are unsubstantiated claims of sexual assault from two women he encountered over 15 years ago.

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Courts Entertainment 

Redstone Estate Wrap

January 24, 2019January 24, 2019 BRIEF
CBS, estates, probate

The three-year war over media mogul Sumner Redstone’s estate came to a quiet end Wednesday, after a California judge ruled the 95-year-old former Viacom exec had the mental capacity to amend his trust in 2015 and 2016 to exclude a former companion in favor of his daughter Shari Redstone.

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Entertainment Media 

Cybersquatting

November 1, 2018November 1, 2018 ROBERT KAHN
CBS, Trademark

CBS Studios brought a federal complaint against Charles Hensley, of Redondo Beach, for trying to register a trademark for Desilu Studios, to which CBS claims common-law rights.

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Civil Rights Courts Law 

Miami Reporter Files Discrimination Suit Against CBS, Miami Affiliate

September 14, 2018September 17, 2018 ALEX PICKETT
CBS, Florida, Journalism, sex discrimination, television

A longtime investigative reporter for a CBS owned affiliate accuses the broadcasting company of fostering a “culture of toxic misogyny” in a federal lawsuit filed Friday.

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Media Securities 

Moonves Fallout

August 28, 2018 BRIEF
CBS, Sexual harassment, Shareholder Class Action, television

Blaming CBS for a 6 percent stock drop, a shareholder claims in a federal class action that the company concealed details about the widespread workplace sexual harassment committed by CEO Les Moonves.

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Business Government Media National 

CBS Renews NAI Fight, Seeks Court Approval of Dilution Vote

May 23, 2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS
CBS, Delaware, shareholders

CBS Corp. asked a Delaware judge on Wednesday to bless a move by its board to dilute the stock voting power of its controlling shareholder, the latest step in an ongoing legal battle for control of the mass media company.

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Business Courts Media National 

Judge Denies CBS Request for TRO in Redstone Case

May 17, 2018May 18, 2018 ALEX PICKETT
CBS, mergers & acquisitions, shareholders

A Delaware judge denied CBS’ request for a temporary restraining order against controlling shareholder Shari Redstone, setting the stage for a possible board shake-up over a proposed merger with Viacom.

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Business Media National 

Judge Mulls CBS Restraining Order Against Major Shareholder

May 16, 2018May 22, 2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS
CBS, shareholders

A Delaware judge has ordered a pause in a dispute between CBS and its majority shareholder that could decide control of the company.

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Business Entertainment Media National 

CBS and Majority Shareholder Duke It Out in Court

May 16, 2018May 22, 2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS
CBS, shareholders

CBS and its majority shareholder are duking it out in a Delaware court. CBS has sued its majority shareholder, National Amusements, ahead of a scheduled Thursday board vote on a dividend that would dilute National Amusement’s voting power from 80 percent to 17 percent, effectively giving CBS independence.

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Employment Media National 

CBS Staffers Hit Charlie Rose With Sex-Harassment Suit

May 4, 2018May 4, 2018 NICK RUMMELL
CBS, journalists, New York, Sexual harassment

On the heels of more than two dozen women making further accusations of sexual harassment against Charlie Rose, one current and two former CBS News employees sued the anchor and his former network Friday.

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Business Financial Media National Securities 

Shareholder Can Pursue Claims Over CBS Redstone Payments

April 24, 2018April 24, 2018 BRAD KUTNER
CBS, Shareholder derivative

A Delaware chancellor ruled a shareholder can sue CBS Corp.’s board of directors over its decision to pay Sumner Redstone $13.5 million after he became medically incapable of running the company.

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Business Entertainment Media 

‘I Love Lucy’ Film Company Sues CBS Over Trademark Infringement

April 9, 2018April 10, 2018 MARTIN MACIAS JR
CBS, film, Trademark

The television company best known for producing the “I Love Lucy” series is suing CBS over the company’s use of an identical image and name for Desilu, a name coined by the Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, and alleged interference of creative-development dealings.

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Employment Media Sports 

CBS Engineer’s Autoerotic-Asphyxiation Death Sparks Suit

November 27, 2017November 27, 2017 GINA CARRANO
CBS, golf, Insurance, Pennsylvania, sex, tourism

The wife of a CBS Sports engineer who died from autoerotic asphyxiation brought a federal complaint to fight denial of life insurance benefits.

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Business Civil Rights Employment Media National 

CBS Fires Charlie Rose After Misconduct Claims

November 21, 2017November 22, 2017 ASSOCIATED PRESS
CBS, Journalism, Sexual harassment, termination

CBS News fired Charlie Rose Tuesday after several women accused the veteran newsman of sexual misconduct.

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Business Government National 

Radio Ga Ga

November 1, 2017November 1, 2017 BRIEF
CBS, Justice Department, mergers & acquisitions, Radio

The Justice Department on Tuesday directed Entercom Communications to sell off 13 radio stations in Boston, San Francisco and Sacramento, California, to proceed with its takeover of CBS Radio.

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Courts Media 

Beef Over CBS’ Use of Ivanka Trump Stalker’s Photo Advances

August 4, 2017August 4, 2017 ADAM KLASFELD
CBS, Copyright, fair use, Law5, Trump family

Several years before Donald Trump’s presidency, a disturbed young man made national headlines for stalking his daughter Ivanka, inspiring an episode of CBS’s crime drama “48 Hours” – and a federal copyright lawsuit sent to discovery on Friday. 

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