Judge dismisses coal company suit against HBO's John Oliver MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. (AP) - A West Virginia judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by coal company Murray Energy against HBO host John Oliver. A segment of Oliver's Sunday show "Last Week Tonight" in June poked fun at Murray Energy CEO Robert Murray, who blames regulatory efforts by the Obama administration for damaging the coal industry. Oliver said the 77-year-old looked like a "geriatric Dr. Evil." A Circuit Court judge in Marshall County, West Virginia, ruled on Wednesday that Murray's company failed to state a claim. The two-page ruling from Senior Judge Jeffrey Cramer was posted online by The Hollywood Reporter. The Ohio-based company was seeking financial damages and a court order barring rebroadcasts of the segment's "defamatory statements." HBO had argued the show didn't violate Murray Energy's rights or those of Murray.
On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 6:03 PM, Brad Beam <[email protected]> wrote: > Early-days update: > Northern (WV) District Judge John Bailey granted rulings in favor of > Murray Energy against the New York Times (motion to dismiss denied) and HBO > (case remains in Marshall County Circuit Court). > > http://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/20170810/murray-energy- > gets-initial-favorable-rulings-in-cases-against-oliver-ny-times > > On Friday, June 23, 2017 at 12:27:28 AM UTC-4, Tom Wolper wrote: > >> On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 10:27 PM, Brad Beam <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On >>> Behalf Of *Bob Jersey >>> >>> *>*Robert Murray leads America's largest producer of the natural fuel, >>> and is a well-known Trump ally... Oliver sliced-and-diced him and his >>> businesses over a mine collapse the govt blamed on unapproved actions; >>> Murray argued it was from an earthquake, and that he'd sent proof thereof >>> to Oliver, only to get ignored... the 70+ Murray's health also worsened >>> from the expose and viewer social-media attacks that followed... >>> >>> Of note: >>> >>> Murray Energy is headquartered in St Clairsville OH, but the suit was >>> filed 20 miles down and across the Ohio River in Marshall County WV – all >>> the better for potential blood-red Trump-supporter jurors to stick it to >>> the fer’ner and his big-city lawyers. (Although, there’s other >>> less-populated, rural counties in the north-central part of the state where >>> that strategy could work even better.) >>> >> >> It's not going to make it to trial. >> > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
