Tag: defamation
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Alex Jones Sandy Hook Trial: Jury Finds Jones Must Pay $45.2M for Defamation – CNET
Alex Jones hit with $45.2 million defamation verdict — but could pay much less
A Texas jury has ordered Alex Jones to pay around $45.2 million for spreading a false conspiracy theory about the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. The punitive damages come on top of a $4.1 million verdict from yesterday, potentially marking a major blow to Jones’s Infowars media empire. But the number could be vastly reduced by limits built into the Texas legal code, which caps damages on defamation punishments.
The jury handed back its verdict on Friday after hearing testimony about Jones’s finances — something he’s allegedly taken significant steps to obscure. It included an assessment that Jones’ company Free Speech Systems was worth at least $130 million; previous testimony indicated its annual revenue in recent years has been…
Jury Tells Alex Jones to Pay $4.1 Million to Sandy Hook Families in Defamation Suit
Update 5:55 p.m. ET: The jury in the defamation case involving InfoWars’ Alex Jones ordered him to pay $4.1 million in compensatory damages to the families of the children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. The jury’s decision came after one hour of deliberation Wednesday and seven hours…