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| Topic | Judge Orders Alex Jones and Infowars to Pay $100,000 in Sandy Hook Legal Fees |
| CableZL 12/31/19 7:02:40 AM #1: | https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/31/us/Alex-Jones-sandy-hook.html A Texas judge has ordered the Infowars founder Alex Jones to pay $100,000 in legal fees in a defamation case brought against him by the father of a Sandy Hook school shooting victim, the latest court setback for the conspiracy theorist. In a Dec. 20 ruling, Judge Scott Jenkins of Travis County District Court said that Mr. Jones and his lawyer intentionally disregarded an October court order to produce witnesses and other materials to the plaintiff in the lawsuit, Neil Heslin. Judge Jenkins said the defenses failure to cooperate should be treated as contempt of court. In two separate orders issued the same day, the judge told Mr. Jones to pay $65,825 and $34,323 in lawyer fees incurred by Mr. Heslin. He also denied Mr. Joness motion to dismiss the lawsuit, which argues that Mr. Jones and Infowars defamed Mr. Heslin by calling his account of his sons death a lie. They're apparently expecting the actual trial to be scheduled by the end of 2020. Can't wait to see how that plays out. --- ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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