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Alex Jones ordered to pay Sandy Hook parents more than $4M
A Texas jury ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay more than $4 million in compensatory damages to the parents of a 6-year-old boy who was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.
Alex Jones concedes Sandy Hook attack was ‘100% real’
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones testified that he now understands it was irresponsible of him to declare the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre a hoax.
Sandy Hook parents fear for their lives, psychiatrist says at Alex Jones trial
The parents of a Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victim live with a constant fear that followers of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones will kill them, a psychiatrist testified.
Infowars bankruptcy tossed in deal with Sandy Hook parents
A federal judge in Texas dismissed the bankruptcy protection case of Infowars and two other companies controlled by Alex Jones, the result of an agreement between lawyers.
Sandy Hook families settle for $73M with gun maker Remington
The families of nine victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting have agreed to a $73 million settlement of a lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used in the shooting.
Gun maker offers $33M to settle suit by Sandy Hook families
The maker of the rifle used in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting has offered some of the victims' families nearly $33 million to settle their lawsuit.
Sandy Hook parents can pursue defamation claims
Welcome to Monday, the 60th anniversary of the first live televised presidential news conference, featuring President John F. Kennedy. Here are some news items to get your week started. — Texas Supreme Court lets parents of Sandy Hook Elementary School victims pursue defamation claims against conspiracy theorist. — Democrat-backed bill to add judges to Virginia’s […]
Is diploma privilege a fad?
Welcome to Monday, the eighth anniversary of the slaying of 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Here are some news items to get your week started. — Diploma privilege has short shelf life. — Attorney challenges required political balance on Delaware courts. — Texas prosecutor chooses political opponent […]
States, politicians back gunmaker in Sandy Hook appeal
HARTFORD, Connecticut — Ten states and nearly two dozen members of Congress are joining the National Rifle Association in supporting gunmaker Remington Arms as it fights a Connecticut court ruling involving liability for the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Officials in the 10 conservative states, 22 House Republicans and the NRA are among groups […]
Indonesian lawsuits escalate after Boeing chief’s apology
Welcome to Monday, the final day of the 2019 Maryland General Assembly session. Here are some news items to get your week started. — Boeing chief’s apology fuels lawsuits by crash victims’ families. — This copyright case is bananas. — Sandy Hook lawsuit hopes to uncover what the gun industry knew and when it knew […]
Court rules gun maker can be sued over Newtown shooting
HARTFORD, Conn. — Gun maker Remington can be sued over how it marketed the rifle used to kill 20 children and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, a divided Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Thursday. Gun control advocates touted the ruling as providing a possible roadmap for victims of other mass shootings to […]
Infowars host Alex Jones moves to dismiss Sandy Hook lawsuit
Right-wing radio host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones argued he was acting as a journalist, comparing himself to the Washington Post reporters who uncovered the Watergate scandal, when he questioned on his talk show "Infowars" the official narrative given by officials in the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting.
