Are the legacies of Oliver Wendell Holmes in a ‘head-on-crash’?
ABA Journal Daily News
ABA Journal Daily News
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The coal baron defamation case against HBO and John Oliver over a segment that aired on the comedy news show continues to be actively litigated. This time though, HBO is asking the court to decline hearing the case in Virginia, despite a federal court order sending the case to state court. HBO’s request makes arguments […]
The American Civil Liberties Union has a message for Murray Energy CEO Bob Murray: “You can’t sue people for being mean to you, Bob.” ABA Journal Daily News
When John Oliver committed 24 minutes of last week’s Last Week Tonight episode to the coal industry in general and Murray Energy Corporation CEO Robert E. Murray in particular, he knew he was courting a lawsuit. “I’m going to need to be careful here,” Oliver began, “because when we contacted Murray Energy for this piece, […]
Predatory loans for auto sales was the focus of John Oliver 's deep dive Sunday night on Last Week Tonight , highlighting the questionable processes by which lenders can lure prospective car owners into the fold. One of the main hallmarks of the segment was a certain type of popular used car advertisements you know […]
Late-night comedian John Oliver concluded a scathing review of the U.S. debt-collection industry on Sunday with a nearly $ 15 million giveaway of old medical debt. … ABA Journal Daily News