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 college shooting in Connecticut a hoax appear poised to renew soon

ByThe Associated Press

13 Might 2022, 21:02

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VICTORIA, Texas -- The Sandy Hook families' lawsuits towards Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for calling the 2012 Newtown faculty shooting a hoax appear poised to resume soon, based on agreements revealed Friday in the bankruptcy circumstances of a few of Jones' companies.

The bankruptcy filings of Infowars, Prison Planet TV and IW Well being last month delayed the lawsuits filed in Texas and Connecticut. Jones has already misplaced the defamation lawsuits, and the filings got here per week earlier than a jury in Texas was set to begin considering how a lot cash Jones should pay the households of victims in the Sandy Hook Elementary College taking pictures.

On Friday, lawyers in the chapter case mentioned the households shall be removed as creditors, and Infowars and Prison Planet TV might be removed as defendants within the Texas and Connecticut defamation cases.

The state circumstances would then proceed in opposition to Jones and his largest money-making company, Free Speech Methods, neither of which filed for bankruptcy. It was not immediately clear when those instances will resume.

The legal professionals' feedback got here during a hearing in U.S. Chapter Court in Texas. Kyung Lee, a lawyer for Jones' firms, mentioned the chapter case will continue as a result of they have other collectors.

A listening to, however, stays scheduled for Might 27 on whether the bankruptcy case needs to be dismissed. The Sandy Hook households have questioned the legitimacy of the filings, saying they have been meant solely to delay the defamation lawsuits — claims Jones' legal professionals deny.

The taking pictures at Sandy Hook Elementary College in Newtown, Connecticut, killed 20 youngsters 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 death threats from Jones’ followers due to the hoax conspiracy. Jones has since stated he believes the taking pictures did occur.