Sandy Hook lawsuits against Alex Jones on monitor to resume

The Sandy Hook families’ lawsuits in opposition to 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 Associated Press

13 May 2022, 21:02

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

The bankruptcy filings of Infowars, Jail Planet TV and IW Health last month delayed the lawsuits filed in Texas and Connecticut. Jones has already lost the defamation lawsuits, and the filings came a week before a jury in Texas was set to start considering how a lot cash Jones ought to pay the families of victims in the Sandy Hook Elementary School taking pictures.

On Friday, legal professionals in the bankruptcy case mentioned the families will likely be removed as creditors, and Infowars and Jail Planet TV will be removed as defendants in the Texas and Connecticut defamation instances.

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

The legal professionals' feedback got here throughout a hearing in U.S. Bankruptcy Courtroom in Texas. Kyung Lee, a lawyer for Jones' firms, mentioned the chapter case will continue because they have other creditors.

A hearing, nevertheless, remains scheduled for May 27 on whether the bankruptcy case should 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' legal professionals deny.

The shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary Faculty in Newtown, Connecticut, killed 20 kids and six 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 death threats from Jones’ followers because of the hoax conspiracy. Jones has since said he believes the shooting did happen.