Alex Jones Bankruptcy Judge Denies Sandy Hook Families’ Deal (1)

A judge overseeing right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ bankruptcy rejected a settlement among families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims because it included claims against Infowars’ parent company, which is no longer in bankruptcy.

Judge Christopher Lopez of the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas during a Wednesday hearing told the families and Jones’ Chapter 7 trustee that they could either try to resolve issues over the allocation of assets to satisfy defamation-related judgments in state court or come back with another settlement proposal.

“What the debtor needs and what these families need is finality,” Lopez ...