JURIST

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Families of the victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Connecticut school shooting filed a motion Friday asking a Connecticut judge to order controversial talk radio host Alex Jones to pay hefty punitive damages, on top of the nearly $1 billion in compensatory damages Jones has been ordered to pay by a jury in the defamation case.

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JURIST

AUGUST 7, 2022

A Texas jury has decided that conspiracy theorist radio host Alex Jones must pay punitive damages to the tune of USD 45.2 These damages, awarded on Friday, relate to a defamation lawsuit. million in compensatory damages to Lewis’ parents, who sought USD 150 million. ” The post Texas jury awards $45.2M

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JURIST

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Conspiracy theorist radio show host Alex Jones Wednesday was ordered to pay families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims and a first responder approximately $965 million in compensatory damages. In August, a Texas jury ordered Jones to pay $4.1 million compensatory damages and $45.2

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JURIST

JUNE 21, 2022

John Lynch and Daxton Hartsfield filed a class action complaint in the US District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division alleging that Tesla completed a mass layoff without advance or written notice.

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 5, 2022

A Texas jury ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay more than $4 million — significantly less than the $150 million being sought — in compensatory damages to the parents of a 6-year-old boy killed in the Sandy Hook massacre, reports the Associated Press.

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 7, 2021

Share This week we highlight petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, whether an award of punitive damages that doubles the compensatory damages can comport with due process and how a defendant can prove ineffective assistance of counsel in rejecting a plea offer. After a jury trial in the U.S.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 5, 2021

involving whether punitive damages that are twice compensatory damages, and fall within a state’s statutory punitive damages cap, are constitutionally excessive. Texas , involving whether certain Native American tribes’ gaming operations are subject to Texas regulations. Texas , 20-493. Boardman v.

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