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 seem poised to resume quickly

ByThe Associated Press

13 Could 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 faculty capturing a hoax seem poised to renew quickly, based on agreements revealed Friday within the chapter cases of some of Jones' companies.

The chapter filings of Infowars, Prison Planet TV and IW Health final month delayed the lawsuits filed in Texas and Connecticut. Jones has already lost the defamation lawsuits, and the filings got here every week earlier than a jury in Texas was set to begin considering how a lot cash Jones should pay the households of victims within the Sandy Hook Elementary School capturing.

On Friday, lawyers in the chapter case stated the families will be removed as creditors, and Infowars and Jail Planet TV shall be removed as defendants within the Texas and Connecticut defamation cases.

The state instances would then continue in opposition to Jones and his largest money-making company, Free Speech Systems, neither of which filed for bankruptcy. It was not instantly clear when these cases will resume.

The lawyers' comments came during a hearing in U.S. Chapter Courtroom in Texas. Kyung Lee, a lawyer for Jones' firms, stated the bankruptcy case will continue as a result of they produce other collectors.

A listening to, however, remains scheduled for Might 27 on whether the bankruptcy case needs to be dismissed. The Sandy Hook families have questioned the legitimacy of the filings, saying they were 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 children and six educators.

The households 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 demise threats from Jones’ followers due to the hoax conspiracy. Jones has since stated he believes the taking pictures did occur.