Sandy Hook lawsuits against Alex Jones on monitor to renew

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

ByThe Associated Press

13 Might 2022, 21:02

• 2 min read

VICTORIA, Texas -- The Sandy Hook families' lawsuits towards Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for calling the 2012 Newtown faculty capturing a hoax seem poised to renew soon, based on agreements revealed Friday in the bankruptcy instances of a few of Jones' firms.

The bankruptcy filings of Infowars, Jail Planet TV and IW Health final month delayed the lawsuits filed in Texas and Connecticut. Jones has already lost the defamation lawsuits, and the filings came every week earlier than a jury in Texas was set to start considering how a lot money Jones should pay the families of victims in the Sandy Hook Elementary College taking pictures.

On Friday, attorneys in the chapter case said the households shall be removed as collectors, and Infowars and Prison Planet TV shall be removed as defendants in the Texas and Connecticut defamation instances.

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

The lawyers' feedback got here during a hearing in U.S. Chapter Court docket in Texas. Kyung Lee, a lawyer for Jones' corporations, said the chapter case will continue because they have other collectors.

A hearing, nonetheless, remains scheduled for Might 27 on whether the chapter case must be dismissed. The Sandy Hook households have questioned the legitimacy of the filings, saying they have been meant only to delay the defamation lawsuits — claims Jones' attorneys deny.

The shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, killed 20 children 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 demise threats from Jones’ followers due to the hoax conspiracy. Jones has since stated he believes the capturing did happen.