Attorneys for the family had urged jurors for a financial punishment that would put Infowars out of business
A Texas jury has ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay $49.3 million to the parents of a first-grader killed in the Sandy Hook massacre.A Texas jury has ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay $49.3 million in total damages to the parents of a first-grader killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.The final award handed down Friday includes $45.2 million in punitive damages and $4.1 million in compensatory damages.
The parents of 6-year-old Jesse Lewis say they were tormented by the Infowars host's false claims that the worst classroom shooting in U.S. history was a hoax orchestrated by the government to tighten gun laws.
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Alex Jones ordered to pay $49.3M total over Sandy Hook liesThe trial is the first time Jones has been held financially liable for peddling lies about the 2012 attack in Newtown, Connecticut in which 19 children and six educators were killed.
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Alex Jones ordered to pay $49.3M total over Sandy Hook liesThe amount is less than the $150 million sought by Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, whose 6-year-old son Jesse Lewis was among 19 children and six educators killed in the deadliest classroom shooting in U.S. history.
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Alex Jones ordered to pay $49.3M total over Sandy Hook liesThe trial is the first time Jones has been held financially liable for peddling lies about the 2012 attack in Newtown, Connecticut.
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Alex Jones ordered to pay $49.3M total over Sandy Hook liesThe parents of 6-year-old Jesse Lewis say they were tormented by the Infowars host's false claims that the worst classroom shooting in U.S. history was a hoax.
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Alex Jones Ordered to Pay $49.3M Total Over Sandy Hook LiesPunitive damages are meant to punish defendants for particularly egregious conduct, beyond monetary compensation awarded to the individuals they hurt. — The Associated Press
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Alex Jones Ordered to Pay $49.3M Total Over Sandy Hook LiesA Texas jury on Friday ordered Infowars’ Alex Jones to pay $49.3 million in total damages to the parents of a first-grader killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, which the conspiracy theorist falsely called a hoax orchestrated by the government in order to tighten U.S. gun laws.
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