William L. Davis - Donnelley's Number-one Son

"I was assured by the directors, who obviously looked hard at this subject, that these suits were essentially without merit," Davis says.

The lawsuits trace their roots back to 1993. That was the year Donnelley shut down the facility responsible for printing the defunct Sears catalog. The lawsuits came years after, from former employees who felt they were laid off unfairly.