Fired CEO Slams Barnes & Noble Founder In Defamation Suit

By Joyce Hanson (August 28, 2018, 9:13 PM EDT) -- The recently ousted chief executive of Barnes & Noble filed suit against the bookseller for breach of contract and defamation Tuesday in New York federal court, saying the company fired him at the whim of its "volatile" founder and largest private shareholder, who accused the CEO of sexual misconduct against an employee....

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