Alex Jones refused to reply to defamation lawsuits filed by the folks he relentlessly lied about on his present, however he confirmed up after default verdicts threatened his revenue: two circumstances this 12 months, to date, leading to spectacular damages awarded in opposition to him. And now we transfer to the punitive damages section of the trial that already put him on the hook for a billion {dollars}.
A jury final month ordered Jones and his firm, Free Speech Techniques, to pay practically $1 billion in compensation to the Sandy Hook households for the hurt they suffered when he persuaded his viewers that the 2012 taking pictures that killed 26 folks was a hoax perpetrated by “disaster actors.”
The jury additionally mentioned punitive damages ought to be awarded. That quantity shall be decided by Decide Barbara Bellis following evidentiary hearings set for Friday and Monday.
The plaintiffs’ legal professionals, in courtroom filings, instructed punitive damages may complete $2.75 trillion primarily based on one hypothetical calculation, however haven’t requested for a certain quantity.
Absolutely unlikely and clearly uncollectable, a mirrored image of the overall disgust and contempt with which he’s held and civil society’s incapability to ship extra becoming cures.