Sandy Hook lawsuits against Alex Jones on observe to renew

The Sandy Hook families’ lawsuits against Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for calling the 2012 Newtown school shooting in Connecticut a hoax seem poised to renew soon

ByThe Related Press

13 May 2022, 21:02

• 2 min read

VICTORIA, Texas -- The Sandy Hook households' lawsuits in opposition to Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for calling the 2012 Newtown faculty shooting a hoax appear poised to resume quickly, based on agreements revealed Friday in the bankruptcy cases of some of Jones' firms.

The chapter filings of Infowars, Jail Planet TV and IW Well being final month delayed the lawsuits filed in Texas and Connecticut. Jones has already lost the defamation lawsuits, and the filings came every week before a jury in Texas was set to start considering how a lot cash Jones ought to pay the families of victims in the Sandy Hook Elementary Faculty capturing.

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

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

The attorneys' feedback came during a hearing in U.S. Chapter Court docket in Texas. Kyung Lee, a lawyer for Jones' corporations, said the chapter case will proceed because they produce other collectors.

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

The capturing at Sandy Hook Elementary Faculty in Newtown, Connecticut, killed 20 kids and six 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 shooting did occur.