3 years in, Sandy Hook families still wait to collect what Alex Jones owes them
Source: NPR
June 6, 2025 6:48 AM ET
After a frustrating and futile three years in federal bankruptcy court, the Sandy Hook families who sued Infowars conspiracist Alex Jones for defamation thought they were finally getting closer to collecting the $1.3 billion that he owes them. But as a hearing in federal bankruptcy court in Texas got underway on Thursday, things seemed to be going the other way, with all parties showing signs of exasperation at different moments, including the judge.
"This case has been pending since 2022, folks. It just needs to end," said U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Christopher Lopez. The more the case drags on, he added, the more money from Jones' estate will be going toward paying the lawyers, leaving less for the families.
But the judge himself was fueling concerns about delays as he appeared to be changing his mind on how Infowars' parent company, Free Speech Systems, should be sold. Jones' lawyers want another bankruptcy auction, and even though the judge previously made clear that he would not permit that, he said Thursday that he wants to "think about everything."
From the families' perspective, it looked like yet another discouraging turn in their exhausting legal ordeal. "Jones is obviously throwing every roadblock in the way [to avoid] accountability" said Avi Moshenberg, an attorney for the Sandy Hook families who filed their lawsuit in Texas. "These families have been through enough. They want closure. They have done nothing to deserve the added pain that comes through more delay, and they will not be deterred from getting justice."
Read more: https://www.npr.org/2025/06/06/nx-s1-5424736/sandy-hook-families-alex-jones-settlement-bankruptcy
They had a hearing yesterday and it is a poster child of the dysfunction of some of these courts, which contributes to the delay in the name of "due process" ( -at least for some, but not for others). I.e., when you don't have the typical "settle in advance", then the whole thing breaks down.
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There are all kind of attorney commissions, legal costs and fees that take the majority of any judgment. Been there and done that. There was a case where a man was awarded a million dollars by a jury, but the legal commissions, costs and fees came to $5M due to court appeals.
