Delayed harassment complaint is denied.(News)(Hardage vs. CBS Broadcasting Inc)(Brief Article)

Byline: JUDY GREENWALD

SAN FRANCISCO-A television sales manager who took too long to voice a complaint of sexual harassment by his supervisor, and then refused to cooperate with a subsequent investigation, may not pursue his case, said the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

In its 2-1 decision Tuesday in Hardage vs. CBS Broadcasting Inc., the appellate panel upheld a lower court's decision to dismiss Hugh Hardage's sexual harassment and retaliation claims against CBS Broadcasting Inc., Viacom Television Stations Inc. and Viacom Broadcasting of Seattle Inc.

According to the panel's decision, Mr. Hardage, who was a local sales manager in Seattle, …