Infowars Files for Bankruptcy Amid Sandy Hook Lawsuits

  • Chapter 11 filings allow businesses to pause civil litigation
  • Jones’s firms found liable in Sandy Hook defamation lawsuits
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Companies tied to far-right radio host Alex Jones filed for bankruptcy in an effort to settle litigation brought by relatives of children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre.

Three entities, including one that holds the rights to website Infowars, sought Chapter 11 protection in Victoria, Texas, on Sunday. Each estimated liabilities of as much as $10 million, according to court filings. Chapter 11 filings allow a business to keep operating while working on a turnaround plan and pause pending civil litigation.