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Connecticut Law Tribune

'Telling Me to Slit My Wrists': Parents Testify About Backlash From 'Truthers'

"That's the man who attacked me at my sister's 5K," Jillian Soto-Mariano said.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

'He Obviously Doesn't Care About Antagonizing the Judge': Barbara Bellis' Challenge

"This tornado simply can't seem to control himself," one ethics expert said about defendant Alex Jones, who called Connecticut Judge Barbara Bellis a tyrant.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Defense Waives Right to Examine Alex Jones but Jury Will Likely Hear From Him Again

"We think that this will streamline the proceeding and lower the temperature level and help the jury to focus on what it needs to decide," Pattis said.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Alex Jones Testimony Roils Connecticut Courtroom

The jury was dismissed and invited back multiple times throughout the day due to legal disagreements on the correct line of questioning.
4 minute read

Law.com

State Appellate Court Reinstates $26M Jury Verdict in First Impression Quantum Meruit Case

"Here, Dyess asked for simple money damages via a quantum meruit claim, which courts of law have historically enforced," Judge David J. Richman wrote on behalf of the three-judge panel. "We conclude that, under applicable Colorado precedent and persuasive precedent from other jurisdictions, Dyess's claim was legal, not equitable. The trial court erred by deeming the claim equitable and treating the jury's verdict as advisory."
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Former Infowars Employee Says Alex Jones Harmed Plaintiffs, Judge Threatens Contempt Hearing

Family members of the children and teachers killed further allege that Jones profited from his lies, while they were berated, stalked and threatened by his listeners.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

'Billion' With a 'B': Jurors Put Philip Morris on the Hook With Hefty Punitive Damages

The tobacco giant vowed to challenge the Massachusetts Superior Court jury verdict, with its spokesman saying the sum was "clearly excessive and unconstitutional."
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

'This Judge Is a Tyrant': Alex Jones Takes Aim—Again—at Judge Barbara Bellis

"I may be Alex Jones' lawyer, but I'm still an officer of the court, and I think I understand the rules," attorney Norm Pattis told the judge. "This isn't my first rodeo."
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Alex Jones' Lawyer Norm Pattis Interrupts Judge, Tells Her 'We Might Win'

"Listen to the question and answer the question that's asked, not the question you want to answer," Judge Barbara Bellis instructed witness Brittany Paz, corporate representative of Alex Jones' company Free Speech Systems.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

$73M Award: Miami Federal Judge Darrin Gayles Rules in Case of 'Murder-for-Hire'

The estate claimed that President Nicolás Maduro's secret police threw Fernando Alberto Albán out of a 10th-floor window to stage a suicide.
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