Court Reduces Alex Jones' $50 Million Sandy Hook Defamation Judgment
A Texas court has significantly reduced the $50 million defamation judgment against Infowars host Alex Jones, who falsely claimed the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting was a hoax. The decision lowers the amount Jones must pay to the families of the victims, though he still faces other substantial judgments.
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Alex Jones gets Sandy Hook family's Texas verdict reduced on appeal - Reuters
Alex Jones gets Sandy Hook family's Texas verdict reduced on appeal Reuters
Read full article →Court slashes $50M judgment against Infowars' Alex Jones over falsely calling school shooting a hoax - AP News
Court slashes $50M judgment against Infowars' Alex Jones over falsely calling school shooting a hoax AP News
Read full article →Court Slashes Award Alex Jones Was Ordered to Pay Sandy Hook Parents
An appeals court reduced the award to the parents of one victim to $6 million from $49 million, citing a Texas damages cap. The conspiracy theorist owes over $1 billion in other cases.
By Elizabeth Williamson
Read full article →Texas slashes $50m judgment against Alex Jones over false claim Sandy Hook shooting was hoax
Appeals court slashes judgment to $1.5m in a significant legal victory for the rightwing Infowars founder A Texas appeals court has slashed the $50m judgment to $1.5m against Alex Jones, founder of the rightwing platform Infowars, over falsely calling the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut a hoax. The ruling does not affect a $1.4bn judgment against Jones in Connecticut, but is a significant legal victory for Jones after he and his company, Free Speech Systems, were found...
By Guardian staff
Read full article →Court cuts $50M judgment against Alex Jones over falsely labeling Sandy Hook killings a hoax - CNN
Court cuts $50M judgment against Alex Jones over falsely labeling Sandy Hook killings a hoax CNN
Read full article →US court slashes Alex Jones fines for Sandy Hook school shooting case
Court cuts Infowars founder's penalty for false claims that school shooting was a 'hoax' from $50m to $1.5m.
Read full article →Alex Jones’ $50 million verdict for false Sandy Hook claims is reduced to $1.5 million
A Texas appeals court has ruled that the trial judge improperly allowed Sandy Hook parents to exceed a statutory cap on damage awards
By Brittney Donovan
Read full article →Alex Jones no longer on-the-hook for $50 million owed to Sandy Hook families—but he still has $1.25 billion looming over his head
The Infowars' founder can only be forced to pay about $6 million from the Texas court, but still has a separate judgement in Connecticut up to $1.25 billion.
By Jim Vertuno, The Associated Press
Read full article →Court slashes $50M judgment against Infowars' Alex Jones over falsely calling school shooting a hoax
Read full article →Court cuts $50M judgment against Infowars' Alex Jones over falsely labeling Newtown killings a hoax
Court cuts $50M judgment against Infowars' Alex Jones over falsely labeling Newtown killings a hoax
Read full article →Alex Jones gets Sandy Hook family’s Texas verdict reduced on appeal
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Read full article →Court cuts $50M judgment against Infowars’ Alex Jones over falsely labeling Newtown killings a hoax - Arab News
Court cuts $50M judgment against Infowars’ Alex Jones over falsely labeling Newtown killings a hoax Arab News
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