Sandy Hook lawsuits towards Alex Jones on observe to resume

The Sandy Hook households’ lawsuits in opposition to Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for calling the 2012 Newtown school shooting in Connecticut a hoax appear poised to renew quickly

ByThe Associated Press

13 Might 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 college taking pictures a hoax appear poised to resume quickly, based on agreements revealed Friday within the chapter cases of some of Jones' firms.

The bankruptcy filings of Infowars, Jail 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 got here every week earlier than a jury in Texas was set to start contemplating how a lot money Jones ought to pay the families of victims within the Sandy Hook Elementary College taking pictures.

On Friday, legal professionals within the bankruptcy case said the households will likely be removed as creditors, and Infowars and Prison Planet TV might be removed as defendants in the Texas and Connecticut defamation instances.

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

The attorneys' comments came throughout a hearing in U.S. Chapter Courtroom in Texas. Kyung Lee, a lawyer for Jones' firms, said the chapter case will proceed because they have other creditors.

A hearing, however, stays scheduled for Might 27 on whether or not the bankruptcy case ought to be dismissed. The Sandy Hook households have questioned the legitimacy of the filings, saying they had been meant only to delay the defamation lawsuits — claims Jones' lawyers deny.

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

The households of eight of the victims and an FBI agent who responded to high school sued Jones, Infowars and others, saying they've been subjected to harassment and death threats from Jones’ followers because of the hoax conspiracy. Jones has since mentioned he believes the taking pictures did happen.