Sandy Hook lawsuits against 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 capturing in Connecticut a hoax seem poised to renew soon

ByThe Associated Press

13 Might 2022, 21:02

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VICTORIA, Texas -- The Sandy Hook households' lawsuits towards Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for calling the 2012 Newtown college shooting a hoax seem poised to resume quickly, based mostly on agreements revealed Friday within the chapter instances of some of Jones' corporations.

The bankruptcy filings of Infowars, Prison Planet TV and IW Health final month delayed the lawsuits filed in Texas and Connecticut. Jones has already lost the defamation lawsuits, and the filings got here every week before a jury in Texas was set to begin contemplating how much money Jones should pay the families of victims within the Sandy Hook Elementary College taking pictures.

On Friday, attorneys in the chapter case stated the households will likely be eliminated as collectors, and Infowars and Prison Planet TV will probably be eliminated as defendants in the Texas and Connecticut defamation cases.

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 those circumstances will resume.

The attorneys' comments got here during a hearing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Texas. Kyung Lee, a lawyer for Jones' firms, said the chapter case will continue because they produce other creditors.

A listening to, however, stays scheduled for Could 27 on whether or not the chapter case should 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' attorneys deny.

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

The households of eight of the victims and an FBI agent who responded to high school sued Jones, Infowars and others, saying they have been subjected to harassment and dying threats from Jones’ followers due to the hoax conspiracy. Jones has since mentioned he believes the shooting did happen.