Talk show host Ed Schultz likes to talk about labor issues on his MSNBC show, but he is now facing renewed claims of cheating a man who allegedly worked to get him into the television business. On Friday, the D.C. Circuit Appeals Court reversed in part a district judge's dismissal and went out of its way to remand for further proceedings a claim that Schultz breached a partnership agreement. The lawsuit came from Michael Queen, who was working at NBC in 2008 when he approached Schultz about a TV opportunity. The plaintiff alleged he had broached the idea with
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- 4/4/2014
- by Eriq Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ed Schultz often gets "fired up" about various political topics on his nightly MSNBC show, but now he might be upset over an issue hitting a little closer to home. Michael Queen, a broadcast engineer in the NBC News Washington Bureau, is suing Schultz in federal court for at least $100,000 and claiming he helped Schultz get his start in television. Now Queen wants to be compensated for it.
- 5/11/2011
- by Matt Schneider
- Mediaite - TV
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