Sandy Hook lawsuits towards Alex Jones on monitor to resume

The Sandy Hook families’ lawsuits towards Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for calling the 2012 Newtown school taking pictures in Connecticut a hoax seem poised to resume soon

ByThe Associated Press

13 Might 2022, 21:02

• 2 min read

VICTORIA, Texas -- The Sandy Hook households' lawsuits against Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for calling the 2012 Newtown faculty shooting a hoax seem poised to renew quickly, primarily based on agreements revealed Friday in the bankruptcy cases of some of Jones' companies.

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 lost the defamation lawsuits, and the filings came every week before a jury in Texas was set to begin considering how much money Jones ought to pay the households of victims within the Sandy Hook Elementary College taking pictures.

On Friday, attorneys in the bankruptcy case said the households will be removed as creditors, and Infowars and Jail Planet TV will be eliminated as defendants in the Texas and Connecticut defamation cases.

The state cases would then continue against Jones and his largest money-making company, Free Speech Techniques, neither of which filed for chapter. It was not instantly clear when these cases will resume.

The legal professionals' comments came throughout a hearing in U.S. Chapter Court docket in Texas. Kyung Lee, a lawyer for Jones' firms, mentioned the bankruptcy case will proceed because they have other creditors.

A listening to, however, stays scheduled for May 27 on whether or not the chapter case must be dismissed. The Sandy Hook households have questioned the legitimacy of the filings, saying they had been meant only to delay the defamation lawsuits — claims Jones' attorneys deny.

The taking pictures at Sandy Hook Elementary College in Newtown, Connecticut, killed 20 children and 6 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 demise threats from Jones’ followers because of the hoax conspiracy. Jones has since stated he believes the shooting did happen.