Zell Calls Suit Claims 'Frivolous'

After one current and five former journalists of Tribune's Los Angeles Times filed a lawsuit accusing Sam Zell of mismanaging Tribune Co, Zell lashed back on Wednesday calling the lawsuit's allegations are "frivolous and unfounded" and saying the company won't be distracted from the "tremendous progress" made under his watch. ("Hasn't anyone noticed how well the Cubs are doing under my leadership," he asked.) In a note to employees Wednesday, he cast the lawsuit as an affront to that spirit of togetherness. "There is a difference between questioning authority or challenging the 'business as usual attitude,' and maligning the company in public," Mr. Zell said. "That's just bad judgment and does no one any good."