Sam Zell's attorney calls Tribune bankruptcy plans unfair

The federal judge overseeing Tribune Company's bankruptcy case should reject both proposals to reorganize the media company's finances because neither adequately protects Tribune Chairman Sam Zell from lawsuits, Zell's attorney argued. Attorney David Bradford said such lawsuits threaten not only to injure Zell's reputation, but also to waste the company's assets. Bradford also said the reorganization proposals unfairly restrict Zell's ability to have Tribune pay for his legal expenses if the lawsuits are allowed.