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Civil Litigation,
Entertainment & Sports

Jul. 3, 2017

John Oliver: Character assassin?

The June 18 episode of "Last Week Tonight" covered a number of things Oliver found unusual, including the receipt of a cease and desist letter from Robert Murray and several coal companies. The group made good on its threat.

David J. Friedman

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Washington University School of Law

David J. Friedman is of counsel to The Internet Law Group with offices in Beverly Hills and the San Francisco Bay Area. The Internet Law Group (www.internetlaw.group) is a commercial law firm offering a broad range of transactions, litigation and intellectual property services with an emphasis on internet-related legal matters. You can reach the firm at info@tilg.us.

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Kavon Adli

Founder
The Internet Law Group

Business Law, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Internet Law, Litigation, Media Law

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UC Berkeley SOL Boalt Hall; Berkeley CA

Kavon Adli is the founder and managing attorney of The Internet Law Group with offices in Beverly Hills and the San Francisco Bay Area. The Internet Law Group (www.internetlaw.group) is a commercial law firm offering a broad range of transactions, litigation and intellectual property services with an emphasis on internet-related legal matters. You can reach the firm at info@tilg.us.

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John Oliver: Character assassin?
John Oliver, the host of “Last Week Tonight” on HBO, in New York, March 31, 2014. (New York Times News Service)

The June 18 coal industry episode of John Oliver's "Last Week Tonight" covered a number of things Oliver found unusual, including a talking squirrel and receipt of a cease and desist letter from Robert Murray and several coal companies. The group made good on its threat, suing Oliver, HBO, Time Warner and others on June 21 in West Virginia's Marshall County Circuit Court. The 24-page complaint alleges defamation, false light, invasion of privacy, and intentional infli...

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