CBS loses in KNX suit. (CBS and affiliate KNX-AM lose wrongful termination suit) (Brief Article)

Broadcasting & Cable, March, 1993

A California appeals court last week upheld a $2 million wrongful termination verdict against KNX-Am and CBS in the dismissal of veteran sales manager W Dean LeGras. The three-judge panel found in favor of LeGras, a 22-year KNX veteran who sued the company after being fired from his post as general sales manager in 1987.

"After 22 years of very dedicated work at that company, I was not going to take this without a fight," LeGras told Broadcasting & Cable last week. "So I'm very pleased to see the appeals court reconfirm the jury's decision, and I can now get on with my life in the brokerage business." CBS Radio had no immediate comment on the ruling. LeGras's attorney, Roger Stern, said he doubted that CBS would appeal to the California Supreme...

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