Sandy Hook lawsuits in opposition to 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 college shooting in Connecticut a hoax seem poised to renew quickly

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 school shooting a hoax seem poised to renew quickly, primarily based on agreements revealed Friday in the bankruptcy instances of a few of Jones' corporations.

The bankruptcy filings of Infowars, Jail Planet TV and IW Health last month delayed the lawsuits filed in Texas and Connecticut. Jones has already lost the defamation lawsuits, and the filings got here per week before a jury in Texas was set to begin considering how much cash Jones ought to pay the families of victims within the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

On Friday, attorneys in the bankruptcy case mentioned the households might be eliminated as creditors, and Infowars and Prison Planet TV might be removed as defendants in the Texas and Connecticut defamation circumstances.

The state instances 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 instances will resume.

The attorneys' feedback came during a hearing in U.S. Bankruptcy Courtroom in Texas. Kyung Lee, a lawyer for Jones' corporations, mentioned the bankruptcy case will continue as a result of they produce other creditors.

A listening to, nevertheless, remains scheduled for Might 27 on whether the bankruptcy case must be dismissed. The Sandy Hook households have questioned the legitimacy of the filings, saying they have been meant only to delay the defamation lawsuits — claims Jones' attorneys deny.

The capturing at Sandy Hook Elementary School 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 dying threats from Jones’ followers because of the hoax conspiracy. Jones has since mentioned he believes the shooting did happen.