Rather Fleshes Out His Beef with CBS

After getting told by a judge that his case against CBS was too broad and vague, Dan Rather served the network with an amended version of his complaint yesterday, one that includes new claims about how getting tagged with the blame for the "Memogate" fiasco put the hurt on his career.

"The Amended Complaint responds to the Court's April 10, 2008 ruling that Mr. Rather's fraud claim did not specify injuries Mr. Rather had suffered in his trade and profession," said Rather's attorney, Martin Gold, in a statement last night, referring to claims that several other new networks told Rather they couldn't hire him because of his "baggage."

"I continue to stay focused on the big picture and look forward to getting to the truth," said Rather. "We need to ensure that politics and profits don't come before the public trust in America's newsrooms."

(Good luck with that!)

CBS, meanwhile, says it's already planning to ask the judge to toss out the amended complaint: "Mr. Rather is trying to put forth fraud complaints that the court has already determined to be legally unfounded. We believe he will fail a second time. We will file an appropriate motion to dismiss.