Sandy Hook lawsuits in opposition to Alex Jones on track to renew

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

ByThe Related Press

13 Might 2022, 21:02

• 2 min read

VICTORIA, Texas -- The Sandy Hook families' lawsuits towards Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for calling the 2012 Newtown faculty taking pictures a hoax seem poised to resume quickly, based on agreements revealed Friday in the bankruptcy instances of some of Jones' firms.

The chapter 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 before a jury in Texas was set to begin considering how a lot money Jones ought to pay the families of victims within the Sandy Hook Elementary Faculty shooting.

On Friday, lawyers within the bankruptcy case stated the households shall be eliminated as creditors, and Infowars and Prison Planet TV will be removed as defendants in the Texas and Connecticut defamation cases.

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

The attorneys' feedback came throughout a hearing in U.S. Chapter Courtroom in Texas. Kyung Lee, a lawyer for Jones' corporations, stated the bankruptcy case will proceed as a result of they produce other collectors.

A hearing, however, stays scheduled for Might 27 on whether or not the bankruptcy case should be dismissed. The Sandy Hook households have questioned the legitimacy of the filings, saying they had been meant solely to delay the defamation lawsuits — claims Jones' lawyers deny.

The shooting 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 because of the hoax conspiracy. Jones has since said he believes the capturing did occur.