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- A judge has dismissed a lawsuit a coal company CEO brought against HBO’s John Oliver.
- Oliver ran a segment on his show “Last Week Tonight” in June making fun of Murray Energy CEO Robert Murray.
- Murray sued Oliver, accusing him of making “defamatory statements.”
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.”See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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