'L.A. Times' Refugees v. Sam Zell: The Complaint

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Mixed Media

by Jeff Bercovici

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'L.A. Times' Refugees Sue for Contro... Late Breaks: Serena Nets a Book Deal...

Sep 16 2008 4:26PM EDT

What are you doing for the next three hours? Maybe you want to read the complete, 115-page text of the class-action complaint against Sam Zell and Tribune Co. today by former employees of the Los Angeles Times? It's here.

I asked Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond School of Law, for his opinion of the complaint. "I can't tell you they're going to win, but from what little I've seen, I think they have a credible claim, at least," he said.

For now, the main hurdle will be convincing the judge to grant the plaintiffs class certification. To do that, they'll have to show the issues are common to all the plaintiffs and there's efficiency in hearing all their complaints together. "I think they'll be able to satisfy it," says Tobias.

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