Jurors will deliberate again after ordering rightwing broadcaster to pay compensatory damages for spreading conspiracy theories
, parents of slain six-year-old Jesse Lewis, are also seeking punitive damages, which can be awarded for what a jury believes was especially egregious behavior by a defendant, in addition to compensation.Mark Bankston, a lawyer representing Heslin and Lewis said after the compensatory award on Thursday: “With punitive damages still to be decided and multiple [other pending legal matters], it is clear that Mr Jones’s time on the American stage is finally coming to an end.
Jones sought to distance himself from the conspiracy theories during his testimony, saying he was sorry if he hurt the parents’ feelings while acknowledging that Sandy Hook was “100% real”. Jones’ attorney, Federico Andino Reynal, told jurors on Wednesday that Infowars had reported “irresponsibly” on Sandy Hook but said his client was not liable for the actions of his viewers.
The bankruptcy declaration paused a similar but much larger defamation suit brought by multiple Sandy Hook families in Connecticut where, as in Texas, he has already been found liable. He also faces another case brought by other parents in Texas., when Bankston revealed to the defendant in the civil case that his legal team had “messed up” and provided “every text message” Jones had written in the past two years.
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