Sandy Hook lawsuits towards Alex Jones on observe to renew

The Sandy Hook households’ lawsuits in opposition to Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for calling the 2012 Newtown school shooting in Connecticut a hoax seem poised to renew quickly

ByThe Associated Press

13 Might 2022, 21:02

• 2 min read

VICTORIA, Texas -- The Sandy Hook households' lawsuits in opposition to Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for calling the 2012 Newtown school capturing a hoax appear poised to renew soon, based mostly on agreements revealed Friday in the bankruptcy circumstances of some of Jones' corporations.

The chapter filings of Infowars, Prison Planet TV and IW Well being last month delayed the lawsuits filed in Texas and Connecticut. Jones has already lost the defamation lawsuits, and the filings came a week earlier than a jury in Texas was set to begin considering how much cash Jones should pay the households of victims in the Sandy Hook Elementary College capturing.

On Friday, lawyers within the bankruptcy case said the families will likely be eliminated as creditors, and Infowars and Jail Planet TV shall be eliminated as defendants within the Texas and Connecticut defamation circumstances.

The state cases would then proceed against Jones and his largest money-making firm, Free Speech Methods, neither of which filed for chapter. It was not immediately clear when those instances will resume.

The attorneys' feedback got here throughout a listening to in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Texas. Kyung Lee, a lawyer for Jones' firms, stated the chapter case will proceed because they have other collectors.

A listening to, nevertheless, stays scheduled for Could 27 on whether or not the bankruptcy case needs to be dismissed. The Sandy Hook households have questioned the legitimacy of the filings, saying they were meant only to delay the defamation lawsuits — claims Jones' legal professionals deny.

The taking pictures at Sandy Hook Elementary College in Newtown, Connecticut, killed 20 children and six educators.

The families 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 death threats from Jones’ followers due to the hoax conspiracy. Jones has since stated he believes the shooting did happen.