Sandy Hook lawsuits against Alex Jones on observe to resume

The Sandy Hook families’ lawsuits in opposition to Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for calling the 2012 Newtown college capturing in Connecticut a hoax seem poised to resume soon

ByThe Related Press

13 May 2022, 21:02

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VICTORIA, Texas -- The Sandy Hook households' lawsuits against Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for calling the 2012 Newtown school shooting a hoax seem poised to renew soon, based on agreements revealed Friday within the bankruptcy instances of a few of Jones' firms.

The chapter filings of Infowars, Jail Planet TV and IW Well being last month delayed the lawsuits filed in Texas and Connecticut. Jones has already misplaced the defamation lawsuits, and the filings got here every week before a jury in Texas was set to start considering how a lot cash Jones ought to pay the families of victims within the Sandy Hook Elementary College shooting.

On Friday, legal professionals in the bankruptcy case stated the households will be removed as collectors, and Infowars and Prison Planet TV will probably be removed as defendants within the Texas and Connecticut defamation circumstances.

The state instances would then continue in opposition to Jones and his largest money-making company, Free Speech Programs, neither of which filed for bankruptcy. It was not instantly clear when those circumstances will resume.

The legal professionals' comments came during a listening to in U.S. Chapter Court in Texas. Kyung Lee, a lawyer for Jones' firms, stated the bankruptcy case will continue as a result of they have other collectors.

A listening to, nevertheless, remains scheduled for Could 27 on whether or not the chapter case needs to be dismissed. The Sandy Hook families have questioned the legitimacy of the filings, saying they had been meant solely to delay the defamation lawsuits — claims Jones' legal professionals deny.

The capturing at Sandy Hook Elementary Faculty in Newtown, Connecticut, killed 20 youngsters and six educators.

The households of eight of the victims and an FBI agent who responded to school sued Jones, Infowars and others, saying they've been subjected to harassment and dying threats from Jones’ followers due to the hoax conspiracy. Jones has since stated he believes the shooting did happen.