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

The Sandy Hook families’ lawsuits against Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for calling the 2012 Newtown faculty taking pictures in Connecticut a hoax seem poised to renew soon

ByThe Associated Press

13 May 2022, 21:02

• 2 min read

VICTORIA, Texas -- The Sandy Hook families' lawsuits towards Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for calling the 2012 Newtown school taking pictures a hoax seem poised to resume quickly, based on agreements revealed Friday within the chapter instances of a few of Jones' corporations.

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 lost the defamation lawsuits, and the filings came every week before a jury in Texas was set to begin contemplating how a lot cash Jones should pay the households of victims in the Sandy Hook Elementary School capturing.

On Friday, legal professionals in the bankruptcy case stated the families might be eliminated as creditors, and Infowars and Jail Planet TV will probably be removed as defendants within the Texas and Connecticut defamation instances.

The state cases 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 immediately clear when these cases will resume.

The lawyers' feedback came during a hearing in U.S. Chapter Courtroom in Texas. Kyung Lee, a lawyer for Jones' companies, said the chapter case will continue because they have other creditors.

A listening to, nevertheless, 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 were meant only to delay the defamation lawsuits — claims Jones' legal professionals deny.

The taking pictures at Sandy Hook Elementary School 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 have been subjected to harassment and demise threats from Jones’ followers due to the hoax conspiracy. Jones has since mentioned he believes the shooting did happen.