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Court upholds $75,000 in fines against Alex Jones for missing Sandy Hook case deposition
A Connecticut appeals court on Friday upheld $75,000 in fines against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for missing a deposition in the lawsuit by Sandy Hook families, which led to a $1.4 billion judgment against Jones for repeatedly calling the 2012 Newtown school shooting a hoax.
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CT professor discusses Alex Jones being back on X
Dr. Bill Yousman from Sacred Heart University discusses the decision to reinstate the X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. It comes just days before Dec. 14, which marks 11 years since the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown.
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Sandy Hook families offer to settle Alex Jones' legal debt for minimum of $85 million
Sandy Hook families who won nearly $1.5 billion in legal judgments against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for calling the 2012 Connecticut school shooting a hoax have offered to settle that debt for only pennies on the dollar — at least $85 million over 10 years.
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Judge rules Alex Jones can't use bankruptcy protection to avoid paying Sandy Hook families
A Texas judge has ruled that Infowars host Alex Jones cannot use bankruptcy protection to avoid paying more than $1.1 billion to families who sued over his conspiracy theories that the Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax.
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Judge rules Alex Jones can't use bankruptcy protection to avoid paying Sandy Hook families
A Texas judge has ruled that Alex Jones cannot use bankruptcy protection to avoid paying more than $1.1 billion to families who sued over his conspiracy theories that the Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax.
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Alex Jones Would Get $520,000 Salary Under Bankruptcy Plan
Alex Jones’ media company has proposed a plan in its bankruptcy case to pay the conspiracy theorist $520,000 a year while leaving $7 million to $10 million annually to pay off creditors, including relatives of Sandy Hook shooting victims. The Sandy Hook families won nearly $1.5 billion in lawsuits last year against the Infowars host, for his calling the 2012 shooting that killed 20…
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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.