Hartford Superior Court Judge Marshall Berger has dismissed former Hartford Courant columnist George Gombossy’s wrongful termination suit against The Courant and the Tribune Company.
UPDATE: George’s lawyer has has filed an amended complaint in Hartford Superior Court, and appealed Judge Berger’s decision to dismiss the lawsuit. According to George’s website,
The amended lawsuit is now a more of a plain vanilla wrongful discharge case, which will be much more difficult for The Courant and The Tribune Co. to challenge successfully prior to trial.
That means that there is now a high likelihood that the top executives at The Courant and Fox 61 will be forced to testify under oath about their promises, ethics, and the impact advertisers have on their news decisions.
It appears judge Berger has recognized Mr. Gombossy for the disgrace he truly is in our society. I commend the Courant for their decision and do not miss his column.