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

The Sandy Hook households’ lawsuits in opposition to 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 Might 2022, 21:02

• 2 min read

VICTORIA, Texas -- The Sandy Hook families' lawsuits against Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for calling the 2012 Newtown college capturing a hoax appear poised to renew soon, primarily based on agreements revealed Friday in the bankruptcy instances of a few of Jones' corporations.

The bankruptcy filings of Infowars, Prison 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 earlier than a jury in Texas was set to begin contemplating how much cash Jones should pay the households of victims within the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

On Friday, attorneys within the bankruptcy case mentioned the households will be removed as collectors, and Infowars and Jail Planet TV will probably be eliminated as defendants within the Texas and Connecticut defamation instances.

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

The attorneys' comments came during a listening to in U.S. Chapter Courtroom in Texas. Kyung Lee, a lawyer for Jones' companies, said the chapter case will continue as a result of they produce other collectors.

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

The shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, killed 20 children and 6 educators.

The families of eight of the victims and an FBI agent who responded to highschool sued Jones, Infowars and others, saying they've been subjected to harassment and loss of life threats from Jones’ followers due to the hoax conspiracy. Jones has since stated he believes the capturing did occur.