Sandy Hook lawsuits against Alex Jones on monitor to renew

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

ByThe Related Press

13 May 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 college shooting a hoax appear poised to renew soon, based on agreements revealed Friday in the bankruptcy cases of a few of Jones' firms.

The chapter filings of Infowars, Prison 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 every week before a jury in Texas was set to begin contemplating how much cash Jones ought to pay the households of victims in the Sandy Hook Elementary School taking pictures.

On Friday, lawyers within the bankruptcy case said the families shall be removed as collectors, and Infowars and Jail Planet TV shall be removed as defendants in the Texas and Connecticut defamation cases.

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

The legal professionals' feedback came throughout a listening to in U.S. Bankruptcy Courtroom in Texas. Kyung Lee, a lawyer for Jones' companies, mentioned the chapter case will proceed as a result of they have other creditors.

A listening to, however, remains scheduled for May 27 on whether the bankruptcy case must be dismissed. The Sandy Hook families have questioned the legitimacy of the filings, saying they were meant solely to delay the defamation lawsuits — claims Jones' legal professionals deny.

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

The families of eight of the victims and an FBI agent who responded to high school sued Jones, Infowars and others, saying they've been subjected to harassment and demise threats from Jones’ followers due to the hoax conspiracy. Jones has since stated he believes the shooting did occur.