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Axios reports:
Alex Jones’ gambit to use the bankruptcy court to shield himself from litigation damages has come to end after less than two months. The embattled right-wing talk show host and hawker of wellness supplements has withdrawn the bankruptcy petitions of three companies linked to his Infowars empire.
Jones tried to use a new subchapter of the U.S. code to his advantage, but in a way it wasn’t intended. It didn’t work. A damages trial will go forward in Connecticut state court in September, as the WSJ reports. Jones may face much higher penalties than the $10 million he offered in the bankruptcy deal.
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The families outflanked Jones on a bankruptcy case widely seen as a tactic to halt defamation trials & force the families into a low-$ settlement. Jones was already judged liable in the Sandy Hook defamation cases; juries will now decide on damages.
— Elizabeth Williamson (@NYTLiz) June 2, 2022
Alex Jones has withdrawn the bankruptcy petitions of three companies linked to his Infowars empire.
He had tried to use a new law in a way it wasn’t intended in order to shield himself from litigation damages. It didn’t work. https://t.co/SYrXbeR0my
— Axios (@axios) June 2, 2022
Infowars is moving to exit bankruptcy. https://t.co/WfY0vkTKAS
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) June 2, 2022