Editing WBRC (section)

=====David Neal lawsuit=====
In May 2008, David Neal (who had been with WBRC since 1997) filed a [[breach of contract]] and fraud lawsuit against WBRC and members of the station's management team, after he was fired as chief meteorologist of the station's weather department without explanation that March.<ref>{{cite news|title=Still No Sign of David Neal on FOX6|newspaper=[[The Birmingham News]]|publisher=[[Advance Publications]]|page=3C|date=March 26, 2008}}</ref> The station denied any wrongdoing, and began defending the lawsuit.<ref>{{cite news|title=Meteorologist Sues Fox 6 Over Firing|newspaper=The Birmingham News|publisher=Advance Publications|page=1B|date=May 13, 2008}}</ref> In July 2008, the station announced that James-Paul Dice – a former meteorologist at CBS affiliate [[WHNT-TV]] in [[Huntsville]] – would replace Neal as chief meteorologist.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fox 6 Hires Dice as Chief Meteorologist|newspaper=The Birmingham News|publisher=Advance Publications|page=2C|date=July 19, 2008}}</ref> On July 29, 2008, the parties to the lawsuit filed a stipulation of dismissal, stating that the dispute had been resolved in mediation. The terms of the settlement were not immediately disclosed.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fox 6, David Neal Settle Lawsuit|url=http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2008/07/fox_6_david_neal_settle_lawsui.html#more|first=Sherri C.|last=Goodman|newspaper=The Birmingham News|publisher=Advance Publications|date=July 30, 2008|access-date=August 17, 2014}}</ref> Neal now works for [[WeatherNation]] as chief meteorologist.