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

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

ByThe Related 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 college capturing a hoax appear poised to renew quickly, based on agreements revealed Friday within the bankruptcy instances of some of Jones' companies.

The chapter filings of Infowars, Jail 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 got here every week before a jury in Texas was set to start considering how much money Jones should pay the households of victims in the Sandy Hook Elementary Faculty taking pictures.

On Friday, legal professionals within the chapter case stated the families will likely be removed as creditors, and Infowars and Prison Planet TV shall be eliminated as defendants in the Texas and Connecticut defamation circumstances.

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

The lawyers' feedback came during a hearing in U.S. Bankruptcy Courtroom in Texas. Kyung Lee, a lawyer for Jones' corporations, mentioned the chapter case will proceed because they produce other creditors.

A hearing, nevertheless, stays scheduled for Might 27 on whether or not the chapter case must be dismissed. The Sandy Hook families 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 School in Newtown, Connecticut, killed 20 children and six educators.

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