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Alex Jones' Lawyer Avoids Discipline Over Records Release
A Connecticut judge on Tuesday ruled that a Texas lawyer for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones committed misconduct but will not be disciplined in connection with the improper disclosure of confidential medical records of relatives of Sandy Hook school shooting victims. Attorney Andino Reynal, based in Houston, failed to safeguard the sensitive information and failed to take adequate steps after discovering…
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Norm Pattis Loses Bid to Postpone Suspension After Releasing Unauthorized Files
A judge has suspended the law license of Norm Pattis, Alex Jones’ attorney, for six months after he allegedly released unauthorized files related to a Sandy Hook defamation case.
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Judge Suspends Law License of Alex Jones' Attorney After Releasing Unauthorized Files
A judge has suspended the law license of Norm Pattis, Alex Jones’ attorney, for six months after he allegedly released unauthorized files related to a Sandy Hook defamation case.
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Alex Jones' Motion to Set Aside Sandy Hook Verdict Denied
A Connecticut judge on Thursday denied Infowars host Alex Jones’ motion seeking a new trial and the overturning of a jury verdict requiring him to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre. The ruling found the motion was not supported “by any evidence or case law.” Chris Mattei, an attorney…
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Judge Allows Sandy Hook Cases Against Alex Jones to Proceed
A federal bankruptcy judge is allowing cases to move forward regarding the nearly $1.5 billion that Infowars host Alex Jones has been ordered to pay Sandy Hook families.
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Infowars Host Alex Jones Files for Personal Bankruptcy
Infowars host Alex Jones filed for personal bankruptcy protection in Texas on Friday as he faces nearly $1.5 billion in court judgments over conspiracy theories he spread about the Sandy Hook school shooting.
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Alex Jones Ordered to Pay $473M More to Sandy Hook Families
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his company were ordered Thursday to pay an extra $473 million to victims’ families and an FBI agent for calling the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax, adding to a nearly $1 billion jury verdict issued last month.
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Punishment Needed for Alex Jones' Sandy Hook Claims: Lawyer
A lawyer for Sandy Hook families said Monday that significant punitive damages need to be imposed on Alex Jones to deter him and other conspiracy theorists from continuing to tell their followers the 2012 Newtown shooting was a hoax, in addition to the nearly $1 billion he already has been ordered to pay victims’ relatives. Attorney Christopher Mattei’s comments came…
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Alex Jones Trial Moves to Punitive Damages Phase
Infowars host Alex Jones is facing the possibility of having more penalties heaped onto the amount he already owes for spreading conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, as the punitive damages phase of his Connecticut trial is set to begin Friday in a lawsuit filed by the victims’ families. A jury last month ordered Jones and his…
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Alex Jones Seeks New Trial After $1B Sandy Hook Verdict
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has asked a Connecticut judge to throw out a nearly $1 billion verdict against him and order a new trial in a lawsuit by Sandy Hook families, who say they were subjected to harassment and threats from Jones’ lies about the 2012 Newtown school shooting. Jones filed the requests Friday, saying Judge Barbara Bellis’ pretrial rulings…
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Alex Jones Defamation Case: Plaintiffs' Attorneys Focusing on Recovering Payouts
When the verdict came down in the Alex Jones defamation case, there was an outpouring of emotion from families of the victims in the Sandy Hook school shooting. The jury determined Jones and his company would pay out nearly $1 billion for spreading a conspiracy that the shooting was a hoax. Matt Blumenthal, trial attorney for Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder,…
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Alex Jones Defamation Case: Plaintiffs' Attorneys Focusing on Recovering Payouts
As Alex Jones’ lawyer plans an appeal, attorneys for the Sandy Hook shooting victims’ families are looking to recover payments and seek punitive damages.
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$1B Judgment Against Alex Jones Not the Final Word
The nearly $1 billion judgment against Alex Jones for spreading false conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre brought long-sought relief to family members and hopes the eye-popping figure would deter others from broadcasting falsehoods. But Jones has given no signs of tempering his bluster — a headline on his website Thursday blared that the “show trial verdict…
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Behind the Headline: Historic Alex Jones Judgment
NBC Connecticut’s Ted Koppy and Heidi Voight delve deep into the historic Alex Jones defamation trial verdict.
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Alex Jones Ordered to Pay Nearly $1 Billion in Sandy Hook Trial
Infowars host Alex Jones has been ordered to pay $965 million to people who suffered from his lies about the Sandy Hook school massacre.
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Sandy Hook Victim Families React to Verdict in Jones Defamation Case
Plaintiffs hope the verdict sets a precedent to offer future protection for other families of mass shooting victims.
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‘It Shouldn't Be This Scary': Sandy Hook Victim Families Speak Out
Family members of the victims in the 2012 shooting are reacting to the verdict saying they have been waiting nearly a decade for this outcome.
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Here's What Alex Jones is Ordered to Pay Each Plaintiff in Sandy Hook Defamation Case
A Waterbury jury Wednesday awarded 15 plaintiffs in the defamation lawsuit against Alex Jones a total of $965 million in compensatory and emotional distress damages for the harm caused to them by the Jones’ Sandy Hook hoax conspiracy claims. Here is what the jury awarded each of the plaintiffs in the case against Alex Jones: Bill Aldenberg: $90 million Jacqueline…
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Robbie Parker Emotional After Verdict Against Alex Jones
Robbie Parker, who lost his daughter, Emilie, in the Sandy Hook massacre, spoke outside Waterbury Superior Court after a jury awarded him and 14 other plaintiffs $965 million for the harm caused them by Alex Jones’ Sandy Hook hoax claims.