Alex Jones's Infowars Files for Bankruptcy Amid Sandy Hook Lawsuits
Alex Jones's Infowars Files for Bankruptcy Amid Sandy Hook Lawsuits
Alex Jones's Infowars, Files for Bankruptcy, Amid Sandy Hook Lawsuits.
Alex Jones's Infowars, Files for Bankruptcy, Amid Sandy Hook Lawsuits.
CBS reports that several companies owned by far-right radio host Alex Jones have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
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The news comes amid several high-profile defamation lawsuits brought against the radio host.
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Chapter 11 bankruptcy allows businesses to continue operating while they prepare a turnaround plan by pausing any pending civil litigations.
Chapter 11 bankruptcy allows businesses to continue operating while they prepare a turnaround plan by pausing any pending civil litigations.
According to court documents, the companies that filed for bankruptcy were:, Infowars, Infowars Health and Prison Planet TV.
According to court documents, the companies that filed for bankruptcy were:, Infowars, Infowars Health and Prison Planet TV.
In the filing, Infowars claims that it has assets of $0 to $50,000 and liabilities of $1,000,001 to $10 million.
Meanwhile, a Connecticut judge has ruled that Jones be reimbursed $75,000 in fines that he had paid for failing to appear at a deposition last month.
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Meanwhile, a Connecticut judge has ruled that Jones be reimbursed $75,000 in fines that he had paid for failing to appear at a deposition last month.
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CBS reports that Jones failed to appear for a deposition in a lawsuit over his claims that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax.
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CBS reports that Jones failed to appear for a deposition in a lawsuit over his claims that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax.
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Jones was found liable for damages by a Connecticut court and a trial to determine how much he should pay the families is scheduled to begin in August.
Jones was found liable for damages by a Connecticut court and a trial to determine how much he should pay the families is scheduled to begin in August.
In similar defamation lawsuits in Texas, Jones was also found liable for damages and a trial is scheduled to start in late April.
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In similar defamation lawsuits in Texas, Jones was also found liable for damages and a trial is scheduled to start in late April.
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CBS reports that Jones has since stated that he believes the 2012 Newtown, Connecticut massacre did occur