Funny follow up. Broadway style. https://youtu.be/UN8bJb8biZU
On Sat, Feb 24, 2018, 12:01 PM Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: > 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAH5J8yxPM18B0U4UHjQPfw7kPBTSdb%2BF%2BZRVJiVFnraGVH%2BNag%40mail.gmail.com.
