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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAlex Jones trial-there is apparently a verdict on punitive damages
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Alex Jones trial-there is apparently a verdict on punitive damages (Original Post)
LetMyPeopleVote
Aug 2022
OP
Thank you for making the link so readily available...you are the best..
asiliveandbreathe
Aug 2022
#14
leftyladyfrommo
(18,869 posts)1. I hope they throw the book at him. What he did to
those families was just horrible.
spanone
(135,862 posts)2. Thanks!
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,496 posts)3. link
asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)14. Thank you for making the link so readily available...you are the best..
Takket
(21,620 posts)4. make it rain lady justice!!!!!!!!!!!
blogslug
(38,010 posts)5. I think this live feed works
Ah, here's the one from the Travis County Court account:
blogslug
(38,010 posts)6. Jones isn't there?
lucky us
hatrack
(59,592 posts)7. I just heard "$20,500,000" multiple times (came in mid-feed)
blogslug
(38,010 posts)8. So, is that 44 million total or 40 plus 4 million?
?
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,496 posts)9. $45.2 million
Will be reduced to $1.5 million
Johnny2X2X
(19,108 posts)10. Why?
Why would it be?
Lancero
(3,011 posts)12. Tort reforms.
Caps the amount of money plaintiffs can receive in civil suits.
herding cats
(19,567 posts)13. The cap is $750k in Texas.
Johnny2X2X
(19,108 posts)19. It's double the judgement + $750K
So $4.2M x 2 + $750K = $9.15M.
At least thats how I saw it explained.
herding cats
(19,567 posts)20. That sounds right.
Thank you!
MissB
(15,812 posts)11. Hope it hurts him
Nothing will bring back the kids or alleviate their parents pain.
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,496 posts)15. From MSNBC
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,496 posts)16. Jones has already paid Mark's firm over $1.5 million in sanctions
I suspect that the judge will be adding to this number
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,496 posts)17. Jones is fundraising to pay this judgment
IcyPeas
(21,901 posts)18. God.fearing.christian.
Is this going to be like after a mass shooting more guns are sold?
Will Jones actually benefit from this?
These People make me sick.
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,496 posts)21. Plaintiffs are going to challenge cap on punitive damages