Saturday, 24 February 2018

West Virginia Judge Dismisses Murray Energy's Case Against HBO, John Oliver

quote [ Coal magnate Bob Murray, along with his company, Murray Energy, and other associated coal companies, filed the suit alleging defamation stemming from an episode that aired on June 18, 2017, that examined and exposed the coal companies’ misdeeds. Murray and his company were revealed in the episode to have harassed the families of mine cave-in victims, creating unsafe working environments and ignoring the environmental impact of the coal industry with some clever funnies thrown in. ]

I'm liking this John Oliver fellow more and more every episode I watch. Labeled NSFW for thumb.
[NSFW] [crime & punishment] [+7 Good]
[by JWWargo@11:00pmGMT]

Comments

Ankylosaur said @ 11:50pm GMT on 24th Feb [Score:2 Insightful]
While this is good, the intent of the lawsuit was never to win, but to scare off critics with the threat of legal costs
JWWargo said @ 12:22am GMT on 25th Feb
Yes, that seems likely. The CEO was portrayed as a bully in the episode, and the company has threatened others who speaks ill of them.
hellboy said @ 1:02am GMT on 25th Feb
Which is a huge problem with the American legal system: there's no justice unless you can afford to buy it.
bbqkink said @ 2:02am GMT on 25th Feb
bbqkink said[2] @ 2:01am GMT on 25th Feb [Score:2]
Screwed up again. please down vote this out of existence

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