Sandy Hook families ‘no longer see any benefit’ in Alex Jones’ Infowars fight, propose new plan
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Sandy Hook families will stop trying to recover a token of the $1.4 billion Alex Jones owes them by following a marathon course in federal bankruptcy court and instead will go after his Infowars conspiracy news broadcast business in state courts in Texas and Connecticut.
“In the over three years since (Infowars) and Jones first filed their bankruptcy cases, more than $10 million has been billed by estate professionals in these cases, either defending Jones or responding to objections from Jones … (a)nd yet, the Sandy Hook families have not yet received – and are no closer to receiving – a single dollar,” writes a team of seven attorneys representing the Sandy Hook families. “The Sandy Hook families have determined that the best path for collecting on their judgments against (Infowars) is to work together and pursue remedies in state court, which they will be doing in short order.”
The Sandy Hook families’ position, argued in a six-page filing in federal bankruptcy court in Houston on Tuesday, represents a major shift in the high-profile case and suggests a way forward for the families for the first time since Judge Christopher Lopez threw out the sale of Infowars to a partnership of the Onion and the families in December.
“The Sandy Hook families have indulged enough resources leaving (Jones’) estate, all of which would otherwise be used to pay their claims, and do not support further estate resources being spent toward a bankruptcy sale,” the team of lawyers write. “Instead, the Sandy Hook families – consistent with the court’s directive – intend to pursue their remedies under state law, which they believe represents the most efficient and value-maximizing path forward.”
By ‘consistent with the court’s directive,’ the Sandy Hook families are referring to a Feb. 5 hearing when the judge said he was “not allowing” a second attempt to sell off Infowars, in part because the judge said, “I don’t trust the process. I would have to do it – me, myself – and I’m not overseeing it,” according to a transcript.
