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Conservative commentator and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones won’t be able to use personal bankruptcy to protect him from paying more than $1 billion in damages to families affected by the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in 2012. In December, Jones filed for bankruptcy after being ordered to pay compensatory and punitive damages for repeatedly defaming more than 20 Connecticut families. He accused them of lying about their children’s deaths and staging the tragedy as part of a government plan to increase gun control. U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Christopher Lopez rejected Jones’ attempt to...
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Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones lost his bid to cut down the $50 million defamation verdict he received over his false claims that the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting was staged. A Texas judge ruled that, despite a state law that usually caps punitive damages, Jones must pay in full the amount determined by jurors. In August, a jury awarded Sandy Hook parents Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis $45.2 million in punitive damages plus $4.1 million in compensatory damages. According to Texas law, plaintiffs can collect up to twice what was awarded in compensatory damages, plus $750,000. If the cap had been ap...
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InfoWars host Alex Jones completed his testimony in a Connecticut trial to determine damages he owes to several families of the Sandy Hook School Shooting victims who have sued him for defamation. He has been served a default guilty judgement in the case for failing to turn over evidence to the plaintiffs. Now, families of these shooting victims are having their opportunities to take the stand and speak about harassment they endured at the hands of Jones. Jones continually denied the validity of the attacks, making the false claim on multiple occasions that the grieving family members of slain...
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Alex Jones has been trying to get out of a court-ordered deposition as part of his ongoing legal battle with several families of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. He was found in contempt of court starting last week and fined a total of $75,000 before eventually appearing for the deposition on Tuesday. The Infowars host was found liable for defamation in this suit filed by several relatives of around 20 children and six educators killed in the shooting, which Jones has repeatedly claimed didn’t happen. Connecticut Judge Barbara Bellis served a rare “guilty by default” j...
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New York (AFP) - Families of nine victims of the Sandy Hook school shooting have reached a $73 million settlement with US gunmaker Remington, in a landmark deal for a country traumatized by campus massacres. Lawyers for the plaintiffs said the settlement marks the first time a gun maker has been held liable for a mass shooting in the United States. Twenty-six children and teachers were shot dead in 2012 at the elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut by Adam Lanza, a 20-year-old with known developmental disabilities. The killings -- the second-deadliest school massacre in US history -- stunne...
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New York (AFP) - The families of nine victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting have reached a settlement with Remington, the maker of the rifle used in the massacre, according to US court documents released Tuesday. Twenty-six children and teachers were shot dead at the elementary school in Newton, Connecticut by 20-year-old gunman Adam Lanza, who then killed himself. A "settlement agreement has been executed between the parties," the notice from lawyers for the families said. US media reported that the settlement amount was $73 million. AFP is seeking comment from both Remington and the...
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