Appeals court slashes Alex Jones's Sandy Hook judgment from $50M to $1.5M
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- NYT Homepage·3h agoCourt Slashes Award Alex Jones Was Ordered to Pay Sandy Hook Parents
An appeals court reduced the award to the parents of one victim to $6 million from $49 million, citing a Texas damages cap. The conspiracy theorist owes over $1 billion in other cases.
Read at NYT Homepage → - The Hill Politics·4h agoAppeals court slashes Alex Jones's Sandy Hook judgment from $50M to $1.5M
A Texas court on Friday cut the amount Infowars founder Alex Jones was ordered to pay to a family affected by the Sandy Hook shooting after they were subject to harassment when he claimed the attack was a hoax. The Texas 3rd Court of Appeals ruled unanimously to reduce the…
Read at The Hill Politics → - Al Jazeera·6h agoUS court slashes Alex Jones fines for Sandy Hook school shooting case
Court cuts Infowars founder's penalty for false claims that school shooting was a 'hoax' from $50m to $1.5m.
Read at Al Jazeera → - Independent World·7h agoAlex Jones sees $50 million verdict for false Sandy Hook school shooting claims slashed
A Texas appeals court has ruled that the trial judge improperly allowed Sandy Hook parents to exceed a statutory cap on damage awards
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