Sandy Hook lawsuits in opposition to Alex Jones on observe to renew

The Sandy Hook families’ lawsuits towards Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for calling the 2012 Newtown faculty taking pictures in Connecticut a hoax seem poised to resume 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 faculty shooting a hoax appear poised to renew soon, primarily based on agreements revealed Friday within the bankruptcy instances of some of Jones' firms.

The bankruptcy filings of Infowars, Prison 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 got here every week earlier than a jury in Texas was set to start contemplating how much cash Jones should pay the households of victims within the Sandy Hook Elementary Faculty shooting.

On Friday, attorneys within the bankruptcy case mentioned the households will likely be removed as collectors, and Infowars and Prison Planet TV will probably be eliminated as defendants in the Texas and Connecticut defamation instances.

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

The attorneys' feedback came during a hearing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court docket in Texas. Kyung Lee, a lawyer for Jones' firms, said the chapter case will continue because they produce other creditors.

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

The capturing at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, killed 20 kids and 6 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 loss of life threats from Jones’ followers due to the hoax conspiracy. Jones has since stated he believes the taking pictures did happen.