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> I suspect the billion dollar settlement will be overturned on appeal as being excessive Not a lawyer, but that didn't seem to have happened? Quote from thi

> I suspect the billion dollar settlement will be overturned on appeal as being excessive Not a lawyer, but that didn't seem to have happened? Quote from this article: https://www.reuters.com/legal/appeals-court-upholds-nearly-13-billion-sandy-hook-verdict-against-alex-jones-2024-12-06/ https://www.reuters.com/legal/appeals-court-upholds-nearly-1... "A three-judge panel of the Connecticut Appellate Court found that a jury's October 2022 decision to award $965 million in damages plus attorneys fees and costs to families of the shooting's victims was not unreasonable given the mental anguish they suffered due to the lies by Jones about Sandy Hook." They found fault with a smaller portion of the whole award, and even there not because it was found to be excessive: "the judges found fault only with a portion awarding $150 million in damages under a state unfair trade practices law, finding that should be thrown out because it did not properly apply to the facts of the case."

Clubber 2y ago
Just found out he recently lost appeal. He has Connecticut Supreme Court, federal district court and SCOTUS to appeal to now. https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/connecticut-court-upholds-965-million-verdict-alex-jones-116545069 https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/connecticut-court-uphold...
- rob74 2y ago
  Ok, then I would be very surprised (positively) if it weren't overturned by SCOTUS (if it goes that far).
  - Clubber 2y ago
    The damages seem excessive to me. If he were the shooter, it would be justified, but he was not. I'm surprised the appellate court upheld it. Don't get me wrong, what Jones did was pretty horrible, especially after having just lost their kids right before Christmas. The presents were still under the tree. I couldn't imagine, but he wasn't the shooter. If it stands, it would also set a pretty bad precedent. Trump could sue MSNBC for $1B for their RussiaGate reporting. Gaetz could sue ABC for $1B their View reporting, etc. They would be effectively shut down. Or maybe it would be good. It would force news organizations to not be so sloppy.

Clubber 2y ago

Just found out he recently lost appeal. He has Connecticut Supreme Court, federal district court and SCOTUS to appeal to now. https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/connecticut-court-upholds-965-million-verdict-alex-jones-116545069 https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/connecticut-court-uphold...

rob74 2y ago
Ok, then I would be very surprised (positively) if it weren't overturned by SCOTUS (if it goes that far).
- Clubber 2y ago
  The damages seem excessive to me. If he were the shooter, it would be justified, but he was not. I'm surprised the appellate court upheld it. Don't get me wrong, what Jones did was pretty horrible, especially after having just lost their kids right before Christmas. The presents were still under the tree. I couldn't imagine, but he wasn't the shooter. If it stands, it would also set a pretty bad precedent. Trump could sue MSNBC for $1B for their RussiaGate reporting. Gaetz could sue ABC for $1B their View reporting, etc. They would be effectively shut down. Or maybe it would be good. It would force news organizations to not be so sloppy.