At least one former TWC employee is fighting back. Not sure if this ever got mentioned, I am just now hearing about it, but it turns out TWC fired Nicole Mitchell because she wanted to continue operating as a hurricane hunter for the USAF. For those that remember, every Autumn, Mitchell would often have a leave of abscence in order to work with the Air Force in hurricane hunting and research. She would be back in time for Winter and continue through late Summer. It never seemed like a big deal to TWC before NBC got their grubby paws on it.
Well, Mitchell got good and angry about her dismissal and is now suing the Weather Channel for unfair dismissal citing that they used her military service as an illegal reason to fire her.
This is a lose/lose situation for the network. They will either be out a lot of money if they lose, or they will be in the dog house publicly should a major network get their hands on this story.