The fight continues for HBO, defending a defamation lawsuit from Robert Murray and his coal companies over a June 18 broadcast of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. In August, HBO suffered a setback when a federal judge remanded the case to a West Virginia state court. This week, the pay network began a new round in the court battle with new filings arguing the suit has no business being adjudicated in West Virginia. (THR / THR, Esq.)
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