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Coal company sues HBO's John Oliver for defamation
Posted on 6/22/17 at 11:57 am
Posted on 6/22/17 at 11:57 am
Here's the article.
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Coal company Murray Energy has sued HBO and its Sunday-night host, John Oliver, for what it says was a "false and malicious broadcast" last Sunday evening. It's seeking financial damages and a court order barring rebroadcasts of the segment's "defamatory statements."
Oliver's "Last Week Tonight" coal segment criticized the Trump administration's effort to revive the industry, saying coal jobs have dropped for decades and other energy alternatives are driving the industry's decline.
He ribbed Murray Energy's CEO Robert Murray, who blames regulatory efforts by the Obama administration for damaging the coal industry. He said the 77-year-old looked like a "geriatric Dr. Evil" and noted that the company had fought against coal safety regulations.
The Ohio company sued the comedian Wednesday afternoon in circuit court in West Virginia, saying that he tried to embarrass Murray by making fun of his age and appearance and made false statements about a 2007 collapse of a Utah mine, when nine miners died. The company said Oliver ignored information it sent the show that it says showed an earthquake caused the mine's collapse and that the show made no mention of "the efforts Mr. Murray personally made to save the trapped miners."
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Posted on 6/22/17 at 11:57 am to DawgfaninCa
It's Happening.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 11:58 am to DawgfaninCa
quote:12(b)(6) dismissal then?
The Ohio company sued the comedian Wednesday afternoon in circuit court in West Virginia, saying that he tried to embarrass Murray by making fun of his age and appearance and made false statements about a 2007 collapse of a Utah mine, when nine miners died. The company said Oliver ignored information it sent the show that it says showed an earthquake caused the mine's collapse and that the show made no mention of "the efforts Mr. Murray personally made to save the trapped miners."
Posted on 6/22/17 at 12:00 pm to DawgfaninCa
Oliver mentioned in the piece that the company threatened to sue, and then doubled down on all of his accusations due to him threatening Oliver: LINK
Posted on 6/22/17 at 12:01 pm to DawgfaninCa
Murray is a fricknut. Oliver wants this.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 12:03 pm to Iosh
quote:
12(b)(6) dismissal then?
Post Section 12(b)(6) so I can read what it says.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 12:04 pm to DawgfaninCa
quote:Sounds like a snowflake.
embarrass Murray by making fun of his age and appearance
quote:This may have more merit, but what were the exact comments?
and made false statements about a 2007 collapse of a Utah mine, when nine miners died.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 12:05 pm to DawgfaninCa
Failure to state a claim for which relief can be granted
Posted on 6/22/17 at 12:07 pm to rbWarEagle
quote:
Oliver wants this.
Oliver is getting this lawsuit whether he wants it or not.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 12:09 pm to DawgfaninCa
quote:
Oliver is getting this lawsuit whether he wants it or not.
John Oliver made half of the piece about him because he was going to get sued regardless in doing a piece on the coal industry, so he just taunted him into an oblivion. John Oliver usually isn't a good guy to go up against, because he's a master level troll.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 12:11 pm to buckeye_vol
Oliver sounds like an asswipe making fun of appearance, figures that is you speed
Posted on 6/22/17 at 12:13 pm to jackmanusc
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Failure to state a claim for which relief can be granted
I haven't read the papers that were filed but I'm sure Murray has good attorneys who stated the specific claim for which relief can be granted.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 12:14 pm to gthog61
quote:It's childish, but it's also childish to sue over it.
Oliver sounds like an asswipe making fun of appearance
quote:Well this is ironic coming from you.
figures that is you speed
Posted on 6/22/17 at 12:14 pm to DawgfaninCa
It's obvious you missed the show.
It was freaking hilarious.
It was freaking hilarious.
This post was edited on 6/22/17 at 12:17 pm
Posted on 6/22/17 at 12:15 pm to rbWarEagle
John Oliver net worth 5 million
Murray net worth 1.4 billion
Oliver might want it be he can't afford it.
Murray net worth 1.4 billion
Oliver might want it be he can't afford it.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 12:15 pm to DawgfaninCa
I hope that cuck John Oliver ends up so broke that he has to become a coal miner
Posted on 6/22/17 at 12:18 pm to DeafVallyBatnR
He can afford the frivolous lawsuit. He wants Murray exposed and that's what he's getting. Murray is a piece of shite and now a lot more people are going to hear about it.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 12:18 pm to el Gaucho
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I hope that cuck John Oliver ends up so broke that he has to become a coal miner
Thanks to people like Murray there will not be any coal jobs in the near future
Posted on 6/22/17 at 12:18 pm to buckeye_vol
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Oliver sounds like an asswipe making fun of appearance
quote:
It's childish, but it's also childish to sue over it.
It's not childish to sue someone when they defame you.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 12:18 pm to Iosh
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comedian
Summary judgment defamation claim in favor of a whole class of actual comedians.
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