Alex Jones put his empire into Chapter 11 on Friday after facing a potential $150 million judgement for defaming the families of people killed in the Sandy Hook school shooting.
The families of 10 people killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting sued Mr. Jones for defamation. The bogus theory that the shooting was staged by the government as a pretext for confiscating Americans' firearms was spread by him soon after the shooting. People who think those false claims are true have been tormenting the families.
Mr. Jones was found to be liable for disobeying court orders. Three jury trials will be held for damages. The first trial took place in Austin. The parents of Jesse Lewis, who died in the massacre, are seeking $150 million in compensation. Mr. Jones and Owen Shroyer implied that Mr. Heslin was lying when he said he held his son after his murder.
The trial continued to a verdict on Friday despite the fact that the case would have been stopped if the trial had continued.
Lawyers for the families say the bankruptcy filing is a ploy to delay the damages trials in the two remaining cases, one in Texas and the other in Connecticut. The jury selection for the Connecticut case will begin next week.
It was a devastating attack. A 20-year-old man killed his mother and then walked into the school with guns. He killed 26 people and killed himself.
There is a push to control guns. President Barack Obama promised to stop massacres from happening again. A new wave of activism focused on gun control gained traction after the shooting, despite legislative efforts to pass a ban on assault weapons.
The lawyer for the Sandy Hook families in the Connecticut case said that Mr. Jones had fled like a "cougar to bankruptcy court in a transparent attempt to delay facing the families that he has spent years hurt."
The families have an endless well of patience and are determined to hold Mr. Jones accountable in a Connecticut court.
The parent company of Free Speech Systems filed for Chapter 11. According to the petition, Free Speech Systems has over 80 million in debts. Several individuals and companies are listed on the company's list of debts.
Mr. Jones has raised millions of dollars for his legal defense by appealing to his followers on his radio and online shows. Last week, Mr. Jones said he had already spent an anonymous donation of $8 million in cryptocurrencies. According to Friday's filing, Infowars has spent over fifteen million dollars on the Sandy Hook cases.
The lawyer who helped create the network of Infowars companies that the Sandy Hook families lawyers say are crucial to helping Mr. Jones protect his business declined to speak on Saturday.
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