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I watched part of the hearing today on sanctions. The judge in effect ignored the Texas cap on punitive damages
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Hugh_Lebowski
(33,643 posts)Can't put 'em in jail for it, and I'm not saying we should, so this is the only avenue.
Rooting hard for Dominion as well.
Vdizzle
(383 posts)Throw his ass in jail for it! He assaulted those families. He assaulted them just as if he had punched them out in the street. He ASSAULTED them with his influence. That shouldnt be limited to civil damages only. I believe he and others of his ilk should be criminally tried. Examples should be made. Fuck around with fascism and find out. Stochastic terrorism needs to be criminally tried in court as terrorism.
iluvtennis
(19,880 posts)magicarpet
(14,181 posts).... to a higher court in Fascist Texas.
brer cat
(24,620 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(145,628 posts)Last edited Tue Nov 22, 2022, 08:38 PM - Edit history (1)
There was also a hearing on sanctions today. I got to watch part of the hearing but switched to the oral arguments in the 11th Circuit appeal of the TFG special master ruling. Jones' attorney filed 1100+ pages of material and so the judge is taking this issue under advisement.
This award will be appealed but it will go into the bankruptcy court at the full amount.
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https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Sandy-Hook-Alex-Jones-post-trial-battles-CT-Texas-17604398.php
The law in Texas enforces this cap without looking at the facts behind the liability, and without looking at the jury verdict that this person and this company has done something horrible, said Travis County District Court Judge Maya Guerra Gamble at the end of a daylong livestreamed hearing on Tuesday, referring to Jones and his parent company Free Speech Systems. For this reason, I am going to enter the full amount that the jury awarded in this case.
Neil Heslin, the Sandy Hook dad who was awarded $49 million in defamation damages along with the mother of his slain son, Scarlett Lewis, said he was pleased with the judges ruling but referred questions to his lead attorney in Texas, Mark Bankston......
On the issue of the $750,000 cap, the parents attorneys argued that the Texas cap on damages does not apply to the $45 million punitive portion of their jury award, because the parents qualify as disabled individuals due to their severe emotional disturbance.
The Texas judge was not persuaded by Jones attorneys, who argued that the parents were attempting an 11th-hour stunt to exploit a loophole in the cap law, and that the parents never claimed they were disabled people during the trial.