Sandy Hook lawsuits against Alex Jones on observe to resume

The Sandy Hook families’ lawsuits in opposition to Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for calling the 2012 Newtown school capturing in Connecticut a hoax appear 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 college capturing a hoax seem poised to renew soon, 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 misplaced the defamation lawsuits, and the filings got here a week before a jury in Texas was set to start contemplating how much cash Jones should pay the households of victims within the Sandy Hook Elementary School capturing.

On Friday, legal professionals in the bankruptcy case stated the families shall be eliminated as creditors, and Infowars and Prison Planet TV shall be removed as defendants in the Texas and Connecticut defamation cases.

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

The attorneys' feedback got here during a listening to in U.S. Bankruptcy Court docket in Texas. Kyung Lee, a lawyer for Jones' corporations, said the bankruptcy case will continue because they have other creditors.

A hearing, however, remains scheduled for Could 27 on whether or not the chapter case must 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 taking pictures at Sandy Hook Elementary College in Newtown, Connecticut, killed 20 children and 6 educators.

The households of eight of the victims and an FBI agent who responded to highschool sued Jones, Infowars and others, saying they have been subjected to harassment and loss of life threats from Jones’ followers because of the hoax conspiracy. Jones has since stated he believes the taking pictures did occur.