Sandy Hook plaintiffs seek third trial against bankrupt Alex Jones
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Feb 13 (Reuters) – The parents of a six-year old child killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school massacre asked a U.S. bankruptcy judge on Tuesday to allow them proceed to trial against right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who claimed for years that the shooting was a hoax.
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez said at a hearing in Houston on Tuesday that he will consider their request at a March 24 court hearing.
It would be the third defamation trial against Jones and his company Free Speech Systems, after two previous ones found Jones and FSS liable for a combined $1.5 billion in damages.
Because Jones and his company are bankrupt, lawsuits against them cannot proceed without the permission of a bankruptcy judge.
Leonard Pozner and Veronique De La Rosa, whose son Noah was killed in the Newtown, Connecticut shooting sued Jones and the company for spreading lies about the shooting. A Texas court previously found them liable and the proposed trial would determine how much Jones owes the parents.
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