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 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 families' lawsuits in opposition to Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for calling the 2012 Newtown faculty taking pictures a hoax seem poised to resume soon, based on agreements revealed Friday within the bankruptcy instances of some of Jones' companies.

The chapter filings of Infowars, Prison 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 came per week earlier than a jury in Texas was set to begin considering how a lot money Jones should pay the families of victims in the Sandy Hook Elementary Faculty taking pictures.

On Friday, attorneys within the bankruptcy case said the families will likely be removed as creditors, and Infowars and Prison Planet TV might be eliminated as defendants within the Texas and Connecticut defamation cases.

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

The lawyers' comments came throughout a listening to in U.S. Bankruptcy Courtroom in Texas. Kyung Lee, a lawyer for Jones' firms, 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 must be dismissed. The Sandy Hook families have questioned the legitimacy of the filings, saying they had been meant only to delay the defamation lawsuits — claims Jones' attorneys deny.

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

The households 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 death threats from Jones’ followers due to the hoax conspiracy. Jones has since stated he believes the capturing did happen.