Infowars host Alex Jones is responsible for damages triggered by his false claims on Sandy Hook Shoo

[kpete]

(CNN)Alex Jones, the conspiracy theorist who hosts the right-wing commentary website Infowars, was found legally responsible in two lawsuits for damages caused by his claims surrounding the 2012 Sandy Hook school mass shooting, according to court documents released Thursday.

Judge Maya Guerra Gamble issued default judgments on Monday against Jones and his outlet for not complying with court orders to provide information for the lawsuits brought against him by the parents of two children killed in the shooting.

The rulings, which were first reported by the Huffington Post, effectively mean that Jones lost the cases by default. A jury will convene to ascertain how much he will owe the plaintiffs, the report said.

An attorney for the parents, Mark Bankston, told CNN in a written statement that the rulings offers his clients "the closure they deserve

https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/01/us/alex-jones-loses-sandy-hook-cases/index.html

The ruling — which is often referred to in Texas as a “death penalty sanction” for a party unwilling to comply with court orders — is a rarity in the legal world. Jones, who is now on his seventh lawyer in these cases, had years to provide documentation requested by the court, including internal company emails.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/alex-jones-lost-two-sandy-hook-cases_n_61561020e4b008640eb1d56a?pkq

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UPDATED TO ADD THIS LOVELY HEADLINE:
Alex Jones Stunned by Lawsuit Losses as Infowars Host Liable for All Damages
https://www.newsweek.com/alex-jones-sandy-hood-lawsuits-default-1634704

[Takket]

1. This is great news!

I hope they bankrupt the scumbag.

I didn’t know a judge could rule against someone by default for refusing to comply with demands for information. Very interesting. I assume that only applies for civil cases?

I would be very interested to see how the likes of Powell Guiluani and Wood deal with this in the Doninion suit. Refuse to comply and lose?

[Comfortably_Numb]

2. Alex Jones is a reprehensible skidmark in a skin suit.

Vile and grossly offensive, his demise will be as welcome as that of “Oxyboy el Lardo errr Rushbo Limpballs. The world will be a better place when he doesn’t exist in it.

[spanone]

3. K&R

I hope the rulings bankrupt this asshole.

[Scrivener7]

4. I hope it bankrupts him.

[Johnny2X2X]

5. Alex Jones is a symbol of how far we've fallen

50 years ago he would have been dragged from his home and beaten. This monster went after the families of dead kindergartners.

And what's more, he did this and gained followers, a significant portion of the population supports his going after grieving families of dead children.

And what's beyond even all of that, this scumbag had a direct line into the Oval Office for 4 years.

Alex Jones deserves to be burned alive.

[Fullduplexxx]

7. Along with his supporters

[BlancheSplanchnik]

10. ☝️

[KS Toronado]

14. We shouldn't burn him alive at the stake like they did witches

I'd prefer to see him tied up to a stake and allow Sandy Hook parents/teachers to shoot him with BB guns.
Let them use their 2nd amendment rights repugs love.

[dalton99a]

15. +1

[Traildogbob]

18. Very slowly.

In sections. Start at feet. Saturate legs while feet burn. Then move up gradually in sections. Just a surface burn, Head last, so he is alive and awake until the head blazes. Allow ivermectin and Hydroxy to ease the pain while he burns. Make him watch gay frogs having oral sex through the whole process. Lizard people do the burning procedure.

[leftyladyfrommo]

6. How is he not bankrupt already?

[crickets]

27. Good question. nt

[Champp]

8. Republican liar-broadcaster now has to swallow massive shit

For spouting so many vile Republican and Russian lies.

Pay up, Mr. Big Mouth (R).

[Midnight Writer]

9. Only took, what, eight years or so?

I'm sure he will appeal.

And when he runs through all possible appeals, he will refuse to pay.

That will trigger another court battle.

Bastard will pop a blood vessel before justice catches up to him.

There has to be a faster path to justice.

[sarchasm]

11. Until they garnish, or confiscate his assets it feels like a loss.

He seemingly has interminable streams of magat income with new ones emerging daily.

[Mysterian]

12. Stay tuned

The jury will be generous.

[CaptainTruth]

19. Is there anything to appeal when you lose a case by default like this?

He lost because he failed to comply with court orders & failed to supply the required information to the court.

It seems like the only appeal he has is to argue that he DID comply with court orders & he DID supply the info. Good luck trying to make that case when the facts clearly say the opposite.

[Midnight Writer]

21. He doesn't need to win. Just appeal again and again.

I reckon he will claim the court's orders violated his Constitutional rights somehow.

To him, delay is a win.

[Alien Life Form]

13. Bankrupt him and send him to prison for harm done to the families

[Jon King]

16. The level of evil to tell parents of dead babies it was a hoax.....

What a epic POS this clown is.

[Wild blueberry]

17. Good. Seize all his money and assets for payment.

Not bankruptcy, as he could weasel out of full payment.

Not that he can ever repay or atone for the heinous damage he has done, karma.
I'd say he is scum, but he only aspires to be scum, he is so much baser.

[jmowreader]

20. I don't know about you...

…but if I was the plaintiffs’ attorney in this case I’d be looking for two things: the full assets of InfoWars, and an injunction against him starting a new media outlet on any platform. The third leg of standing is that the requested relief must have the probability of correcting the harm alleged in the suit, and the only way you’re going to correct the harm Alex Jones has inflicted on so many people is to shut him up by shutting him down.

[rdking647]

22. not possible

no matter how big of a waste of oxygen he is you cant block him from starting a new media company. 1st amendment prevents that.

i do hope they take every penny from him. id like nothign more than to see him having to set up a tent to live in under a bridge somewhere and have him begging for quarters

[jmowreader]

26. Totally possible

The Second Amendment protects the right to keep and bear arms, but if you commit a felony you lose your gun rights.

Rights can be taken away if abused sufficiently, and it would be hard to argue Alex Jones hasn't abused his 1st Amendment rights severely.

[Corgigal]

23. Take his home,

Burn it to the ground and make a park for children and animals.

[AllaN01Bear]

24. so, is the court going to send marshals to fetch physical assets ?

garnish wages ?

[DBoon]

25. I'm sure Russia Today will find a position for him