Sandy Hook lawsuits against 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 school taking pictures in Connecticut a hoax appear poised to renew quickly

ByThe Associated Press

13 May 2022, 21:02

• 2 min learn

VICTORIA, Texas -- The Sandy Hook households' lawsuits against 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 chapter instances of a few of Jones' firms.

The chapter filings of Infowars, Prison Planet TV and IW Health 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 much cash Jones ought to pay the families of victims within the Sandy Hook Elementary College capturing.

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

The state instances would then continue against Jones and his largest money-making company, Free Speech Methods, neither of which filed for chapter. It was not immediately clear when those instances will resume.

The legal professionals' comments came during a hearing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Texas. Kyung Lee, a lawyer for Jones' firms, mentioned the bankruptcy case will proceed because they have other creditors.

A listening to, however, remains 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' legal professionals deny.

The capturing at Sandy Hook Elementary College in Newtown, Connecticut, killed 20 youngsters and 6 educators.

The households 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 said he believes the capturing did occur.