Sandy Hook lawsuits against Alex Jones on observe to resume

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

ByThe Associated Press

13 May 2022, 21:02

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VICTORIA, Texas -- The Sandy Hook households' lawsuits in opposition to Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for calling the 2012 Newtown school capturing a hoax seem poised to renew quickly, primarily based on agreements revealed Friday within the chapter cases of some of Jones' firms.

The bankruptcy filings of Infowars, Jail Planet TV and IW Well being last month delayed the lawsuits filed in Texas and Connecticut. Jones has already lost the defamation lawsuits, and the filings came a week before a jury in Texas was set to begin contemplating how much money Jones ought to pay the families of victims within the Sandy Hook Elementary School taking pictures.

On Friday, legal professionals in the bankruptcy case mentioned the households will likely be eliminated as creditors, and Infowars and Prison Planet TV will be removed as defendants within the Texas and Connecticut defamation instances.

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

The attorneys' comments got here during a listening to in U.S. Bankruptcy Courtroom in Texas. Kyung Lee, a lawyer for Jones' companies, said the bankruptcy case will continue because they produce other creditors.

A listening to, however, remains scheduled for May 27 on whether the bankruptcy 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 College 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 death threats from Jones’ followers due to the hoax conspiracy. Jones has since stated he believes the capturing did occur.