Alex Jones Must Pay Full $50 Million In Damages To Sandy Hook Families, Judge Rules
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones lost his bid to cut down the $50 million defamation verdict he received over his false claims that the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting was staged. A Texas judge ruled that, despite a state law that usually caps punitive damages, Jones must pay in full the amount determined by jurors. In August, a jury awarded Sandy Hook parents Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis $45.2 million in punitive damages plus $4.1 million in compensatory damages. According to Texas law, plaintiffs can collect up to twice what was awarded in compensatory damages, plus $750,000. If the cap had been ap...