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06-23-2017, 05:11 AM
The 9 funniest lines from a coal kingpin's lawsuit against John Oliver
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John Oliver is facing the legal wrath of a lawsuit-happy coal baron after a brutal segment in which the host tore into the American coal industry.
The document accuses Oliver of a "ruthless character assassination" of Robert Murray, CEO of the nation's largest coal mining operation, Murray Energy.
SEE ALSO: Coal company sues John Oliver for being John Oliver (http://mashable.com/2017/06/22/john-oliver-coal-murray-energy-lawsuit/)
It didn't exactly come as a surprise; in fact, Oliver more or less dared the **toriously litigious coal boss by mocking an earlier cease-and-desist letter from his company on the show. And at least one first amendment lawyer has said (http://www.thedailybeast.com/coal-king-sues-hbo-over-john-olivers-show?via=desktop&source=copyurl) Murray doesn't have much of a leg to stand on. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/06/22/john-oliver-lawsuit-funniest-lines/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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John Oliver is facing the legal wrath of a lawsuit-happy coal baron after a brutal segment in which the host tore into the American coal industry.
The document accuses Oliver of a "ruthless character assassination" of Robert Murray, CEO of the nation's largest coal mining operation, Murray Energy.
SEE ALSO: Coal company sues John Oliver for being John Oliver (http://mashable.com/2017/06/22/john-oliver-coal-murray-energy-lawsuit/)
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