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August 6, 2022, 4:02 PM
Jury finds Alex Jones owes $45.2M in punitive damages
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was ordered to pay millions to the parents of a child who died in the Sandy Hook shooting.
August 6, 2022, 4:02 PM
August 6, 2022, 1:25 AM
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones will face 2 judges in Connecticut next week
Alex Jones will face more Sandy Hook families seeking to hold him accountable for his false claims about the mass shooting, just days after being ordered to pay one family more than $4 million.
August 6, 2022, 1:25 AM
August 6, 2022, 1:23 AM
Alex Jones ordered to pay $49 million in Sandy Hook defamation trial
Alex Jones will pay over $4 million in compensatory damages and $45 million in punitive damages to parents of children killed during the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting.
August 6, 2022, 1:23 AM
August 5, 2022, 10:26 PM
Alex Jones ordered to pay Sandy Hook parents more than $45M in punitive damages
Alex Jones has been ordered to pay more than $45 million in punitive damages to Sandy Hook parents, a jury ordered Friday.
August 5, 2022, 10:26 PM
August 5, 2022, 12:01 PM
Alex Jones ordered to pay $4M to family of Sandy Hook victim
A Texas jury awarded the family of 6-year-old victim Jesse Lewis more than $4M in compensatory damages in their $150M defamation case against Jones.
August 5, 2022, 12:01 PM
August 5, 2022, 2:01 AM
Jury orders Alex Jones to pay Sandy Hook parents more than $4 million
A Texas jury ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay more than $4 million in damages for peddling the lie that the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School was a hoax.
August 5, 2022, 2:01 AM
August 4, 2022, 9:01 PM
Alex Jones’ defamation trial nears end
ABC News chief investigative reporter Josh Margolin and legal contributor Terri Austin break down Alex Jones’ defamation trial.
August 4, 2022, 9:01 PM
August 4, 2022, 12:45 PM
Alex Jones admits Sandy Hook shooting was ‘100% real’
The conspiracy theorist and InfoWars founder admitted on the stand in front of victims’ families that the 2012 school shooting, which killed 26 students and teachers, was real.
August 4, 2022, 12:45 PM
August 4, 2022, 11:20 AM
Alex Jones concedes Sandy Hook attack was '100% real'
Jones is the only person testifying in his own defense.
August 4, 2022, 11:20 AM
August 4, 2022, 12:50 AM
Alex Jones concedes Sandy Hook mass shooting was '100% real'
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones testified that the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre was "100% real" after repeatedly having called the mass shooting a hoax.
August 4, 2022, 12:50 AM
August 3, 2022, 10:01 PM
Alex Jones concedes Sandy Hook shooting was ‘100% real’
ABC News legal contributor Terri Austin joins ABC News Live to discuss the $150 million defamation trial of conspiracy theorist and Infowars founder Alex Jones.
August 3, 2022, 10:01 PM
2 months ago
Sandy Hook survivors look back 10 years later
Ten years after the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary took more than two dozen lives, four survivors who were second and third graders at the time look back.
2 months ago
3 months ago
Father of Sandy Hook shooting victim speaks out after Texas killings
Carlos Soto's daughter was a first-grade teacher at the Connecticut school.
3 months ago
3 months ago
Sandy Hook lawsuits against Alex Jones on track to resume
The Sandy Hook families’ lawsuits against Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for calling the 2012 Newtown school shooting in Connecticut a hoax appear poised to resume soon
3 months ago
4 months ago
Sandy Hook families agree to remove InfoWars as defendant in defamation lawsuit
Families of victims of the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School have agreed to remove InfoWars as a defendant in their defamation lawsuit.
4 months ago
4 months ago
Judge delays Alex Jones trial as Infowars seeks bankruptcy
A Texas judge has pushed back the first jury trial over how much conspiracy theorist Alex Jones should pay the families of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre
4 months ago
4 months ago
Alex Jones to recoup $75,000 in fines in Sandy Hook lawsuit
Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones will be getting back the $75,000 in fines he paid to a Connecticut court for missing a deposition last month in a lawsuit over his assertions that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax
4 months ago
4 months ago
Alex Jones appears for questioning in Sandy Hook lawsuit
Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has traveled to Connecticut to appear at a deposition in a lawsuit over his calling the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax
4 months ago
5 months ago
Alex Jones fined $25,000 in Sandy Hook massacre defamation case
Alex Jones fined $25,000 in Sandy Hook massacre defamation case.
5 months ago
5 months ago
Alex Jones faces fines for skipping Sandy Hook deposition
A Connecticut judge says Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones will be fined for each weekday that passes without him appearing for a deposition in a lawsuit brought by relatives of some victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
5 months ago
5 months ago
Sandy Hook families reject Alex Jones settlement offer
Infowars host Alex Jones has offered to pay $120,000 per plaintiff.
5 months ago
5 months ago
Sandy Hook families seek Alex Jones arrest after 2nd no-show
Relatives of some victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting are asking a Connecticut judge to order the arrest of Infowars host Alex Jones for missing a court-ordered deposition this week
5 months ago
5 months ago
Newtown families: Alex Jones fails to show up for deposition
Infowars host Alex Jones has failed to show up for a deposition in a lawsuit filed by relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
5 months ago
6 months ago
After $73M win, Sandy Hook families zero in on gun marketing
The $73 million settlement that some of the Sandy Hook shooting victims' families won against Remington is not the end of their efforts to hold the gun industry accountable
6 months ago
6 months ago
Gun maker Remington to pay Sandy Hook victims’ families
In a landmark settlement, Remington Arms agreed to pay $73 million to nine Connecticut families still mourning their children killed during the mass shooting.
6 months ago
6 months ago
Sandy Hook family members reach settlement with gunmaker
Remington Arms agreed to pay $73 million to the families of nine victims of the 2012 school shooting, marking the first time a gun manufacturer has been held accountable for a mass shooting in the U.S.
6 months ago
6 months ago
Gun-maker agrees to pay $73 million in settlement to Sandy Hook families
The families of some of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting claimed that Remington Arms marketed the AR-15-style rifle used in the attack to younger, at-risk males.
6 months ago
6 months ago
What the Sandy Hook parents’ settlement means for gun-makers
Law and Crime Network legal analyst Terri Austin breaks down the historic $73 million settlement between the parents of the victims of the Sandy Hook massacre and gun-maker Remington Arms.
6 months ago
6 months ago
Sandy Hook families reach historic settlement with Remington
Families of victims killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre have reached a $73 million settlement with gunmaker Remington Arms.
6 months ago
6 months ago
Sandy Hook families reach $73 million settlement with Remington
Remington Arms agreed Tuesday to settle liability claims from the families of five adults and four children killed in the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
6 months ago
6 months ago
Sandy Hook families settle with Remington, marking 1st time gun-maker held liable for mass shooting
Nine Sandy Hook Elementary School families have announced a settlement with Remington Arms, maker of the AR-15 used in the massacre.
6 months ago
9 months ago
Alex Jones found liable in lawsuit brought by parents of Sandy Hook shooting victims
The radio host didn't comply with the court's document requests, the judge said.
9 months ago
1 year ago
Alex Jones loses lawsuits over Sandy Hook 'hoax' conspiracy
A Texas judge has found Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones liable for damages in three defamation lawsuits related to his claims that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax
1 year ago
1 year ago
Gun maker offers $33M to settle suit by Sandy Hook families
The maker of the rifle used in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting has offered some of the victims’ families nearly $33 million to settle their lawsuit over how the company marketed the firearm to the public
1 year ago
2 years ago
Sandy Hook families: Gun maker trying to wipe out lawsuit
A lawyer for some of the Sandy Hook school shooting victims' families is accusing gun maker Remington Arms of using its new bankruptcy case to try to wipe out the families’ lawsuit against the company
2 years ago
2 years ago
Suit filed over Sandy Hook-inspired law limiting gun rounds
Gun rights supporters are suing Connecticut officials over the state's 2013 ban on magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition
2 years ago
3 years ago
Sandy Hook shooting 'conspiracy theorist' arrested after tormenting families of victims: Police
He could face as much as a year in prison if convicted as charged.
3 years ago
3 years ago
Phony agents scam Sandy Hook charity: FBI
Women claiming to represent stars including Justin Timberlake and Lady Gaga posed as booking agents to swindle investors, according to the FBI.
3 years ago
3 years ago
Phony agents scam Sandy Hook charity with fake promise to book Justin Timberlake for concert: FBI
The two women promised to book singers like Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga for a Sandy Hook charity concert.
3 years ago
3 years ago
Sandy Hook shooting 7 years later
Sandy Hook Promise co-founder talks about losing her son in the Newtown mass shooting and explains what her organization is doing to combat gun violence.
3 years ago
3 years ago
Sandy Hook shooting: Victims of gun violence commemorate 7th anniversary of massacre
The seventh anniversary of Sandy Hook was commemorated by victims of gun violence.
3 years ago
3 years ago
Newtown football title brings joy on painful anniversary
A high school football team in Newtown, Connecticut, delivered a celebration on the seventh anniversary of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School
3 years ago
3 years ago
Trial set for Sandy Hook families, gun-maker Remington over school massacre
The relatives of nine victims and one survivor filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Remington Arms in 2015.
3 years ago
3 years ago
As Newtown students grow up, some turn to activism
Siblings of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre and students who lived through it have grown up to become young voices of the gun violence prevention movement
3 years ago
3 years ago
Sandy Hook lawsuit could force Remington to open books
A lawsuit against America’s oldest gunmaker is being watched closely.
3 years ago
3 years ago
Newtown shooting victim families can sue gun-maker, Supreme Court allows
The justices did not offer an explanation for their decision to deny the request to take up the case.
3 years ago
3 years ago
Supreme Court clears way for Newtown shooting victim families to sue AR-15 gun-maker
The Supreme Court has cleared the way for families of Newtown victims to sue gun maker Remington Arms Co. -- the manufacturer of the AR-15.
3 years ago
3 years ago
Wisconsin man ordered to pay $450K to Sandy Hook father for saying son's death was a hoax
James Fetzer was ordered to pay Lenny Pozner $450,000 in a Sandy Hook defamation case.
3 years ago
3 years ago
Non-profit group Sandy Hook Promise releases powerful PSA
The back-to-school PSA is being called “brutal” and “hard to watch.” ABC News’ Kenneth Moton reports.
3 years ago
3 years ago
Sandy Hook Promise releases powerful new back-to-school ad amid gun reform debate
Sandy Hook Promise, a gun safety advocacy group, released a powerful new back-to-school ad amid the gun reform debate in Washington.
3 years ago