Strategies, Including Appeal and Bankruptcy Case, May Mean Alex Jones Will Avoid Paying Damages
"The best outcome for [plaintiffs] might be coming to a global resolution now, rather than letting it drag on," said bankruptcy attorney Nicholas Koffroth, who remarked that the talk-show host has many opportunities to cause delay.
October 14, 2022 at 04:29 PM
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NewsThe original version of this story was published on Connecticut Law Tribune
Alex Jones now owes plaintiffs in Connecticut and Texas more than $1 billion in total for defaming them by broadcasting lies and conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, but Jones' plan to appeal the verdict and his bankruptcy case will delay or possibly prevent the plaintiffs from receiving the full amount.
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