Sandy Hook lawsuits against Alex Jones on track to renew

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

ByThe Related Press

13 May 2022, 21:02

• 2 min read

VICTORIA, Texas -- The Sandy Hook households' lawsuits towards Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for calling the 2012 Newtown school taking pictures a hoax seem poised to renew soon, primarily based on agreements revealed Friday within the chapter cases of a few of Jones' companies.

The chapter filings of Infowars, Jail Planet TV and IW Health final month delayed the lawsuits filed in Texas and Connecticut. Jones has already misplaced the defamation lawsuits, and the filings came per week before a jury in Texas was set to start contemplating how much money Jones ought to pay the families of victims within the Sandy Hook Elementary Faculty shooting.

On Friday, lawyers within the bankruptcy case said the households will be removed as collectors, and Infowars and Jail Planet TV might be eliminated as defendants in the Texas and Connecticut defamation circumstances.

The state cases would then proceed towards 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 legal professionals' feedback came during a hearing in U.S. Chapter Court docket in Texas. Kyung Lee, a lawyer for Jones' corporations, said the bankruptcy case will proceed as a result of they produce other creditors.

A listening to, however, remains scheduled for Might 27 on whether the chapter case should 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' attorneys deny.

The shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary College in Newtown, Connecticut, killed 20 youngsters and 6 educators.

The households of eight of the victims and an FBI agent who responded to highschool 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 said he believes the shooting did happen.