Sandy Hook lawsuits in opposition to Alex Jones on track to resume

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

ByThe Related 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 school taking pictures a hoax seem poised to resume quickly, primarily based on agreements revealed Friday within the bankruptcy cases of some of Jones' corporations.

The bankruptcy 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 got here a week before a jury in Texas was set to begin considering how a lot cash Jones should pay the families of victims within the Sandy Hook Elementary College taking pictures.

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

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

The legal professionals' feedback got here throughout a listening to in U.S. Bankruptcy Courtroom in Texas. Kyung Lee, a lawyer for Jones' corporations, said the bankruptcy case will proceed as a result of they produce other collectors.

A listening to, nevertheless, remains scheduled for May 27 on whether the chapter case ought to be dismissed. The Sandy Hook families have questioned the legitimacy of the filings, saying they have been meant only to delay the defamation lawsuits — claims Jones' legal professionals deny.

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

The families of eight of the victims and an FBI agent who responded to highschool sued Jones, Infowars and others, saying they have been subjected to harassment and loss of life threats from Jones’ followers because of the hoax conspiracy. Jones has since mentioned he believes the shooting did happen.