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

The Sandy Hook households’ lawsuits against Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for calling the 2012 Newtown college taking pictures in Connecticut a hoax seem poised to resume quickly

ByThe Associated 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 school taking pictures a hoax seem poised to renew soon, primarily based on agreements revealed Friday within the bankruptcy cases of a few of Jones' companies.

The chapter filings of Infowars, Jail Planet TV and IW Health final month delayed the lawsuits filed in Texas and Connecticut. Jones has already misplaced the defamation lawsuits, and the filings came a week before a jury in Texas was set to begin considering how a lot money Jones should pay the households of victims within the Sandy Hook Elementary College shooting.

On Friday, attorneys within the chapter case mentioned the families will be eliminated as creditors, and Infowars and Prison Planet TV will be eliminated as defendants in the Texas and Connecticut defamation cases.

The state circumstances would then proceed in opposition to Jones and his largest money-making company, Free Speech Systems, neither of which filed for chapter. It was not instantly clear when those circumstances will resume.

The lawyers' feedback got here during a hearing in U.S. Chapter Courtroom in Texas. Kyung Lee, a lawyer for Jones' firms, mentioned the bankruptcy case will proceed as a result of they produce other collectors.

A hearing, however, remains scheduled for Might 27 on whether the chapter case ought to be dismissed. The Sandy Hook households have questioned the legitimacy of the filings, saying they have been meant solely to delay the defamation lawsuits — claims Jones' lawyers deny.

The taking pictures at Sandy Hook Elementary Faculty in Newtown, Connecticut, killed 20 kids and 6 educators.

The families of eight of the victims and an FBI agent who responded to school sued Jones, Infowars and others, saying they have been subjected to harassment and demise threats from Jones’ followers due to the hoax conspiracy. Jones has since stated he believes the shooting did occur.