Alexander E. Jones

  1. March 13, 2025

    Sandy Hook Families Oppose Revived Infowars Sale Bid

    Families of the victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting have urged a Texas bankruptcy judge to block an Alex Jones-affiliated company's revived bid to buy his Infowars platform, saying it will cause delays in the more than three-year-old related bankruptcy cases.

  2. March 10, 2025

    Judge Romance Row Remanded, Ch. 11 Plans Approved

    A Texas federal judge sent part of a dispute over a former bankruptcy judge's secret romance with a onetime Jackson Walker partner back to the court where the disgraced jurist once oversaw high-profile insolvencies, ordering the CEO of a defunct barge operator to seek standing in Texas bankruptcy court.

  3. March 05, 2025

    Alex Jones Escapes Immediate Sandy Hook Payment Bid

    Bankrupt Infowars host Alex Jones has escaped a request to immediately pay more than $1 billion to the families of Sandy Hook Elementary School victims who sued him for defamation, the Connecticut Appellate Court has ruled.

  4. March 03, 2025

    $7.4B Deal Nets Purdue More Time, J&J Spinoff Ends Trial

    Purdue Pharma received approval for more mediation time after telling a judge that it had reached definitive terms on a new $7.4 billion settlement of opioid claims; a two-week trial over whether to confirm the $10 billion Chapter 11 plan of Johnson & Johnson's talc spinoff wrapped up; and an artificial-intelligence cryptocurrency business asked a Texas bankruptcy judge to restart an asset auction for Alex Jones' Infowars platform.

  5. February 27, 2025

    AI Crypto Company Joins Call For New Infowars Auction

    An artificial-intelligence cryptocurrency business has joined the backup bidder for Alex Jones' Infowars platform in asking a Texas bankruptcy judge to restart an asset auction, saying it would like its bid to be considered.

  6. February 24, 2025

    Spirit Gets Ch. 11 Plan OK; J&J Unit Brings Ch. 11 Plan To Trial

    A bankruptcy judge gave Spirit Airlines the all-clear to eliminate nearly $800 million in debt while giving creditors control over the business; Johnson & Johnson's talc spinoff went to trial over a proposed Chapter 11 plan; and the U.S. Trustee's Office took issue with the final $52 million fee application from lawyers for a New York Catholic diocese.

  7. February 19, 2025

    Backup Infowars Bidder Wants Judge To Restart Auction

    The backup bidder for Alex Jones' Infowars program has asked a Texas bankruptcy judge to restart an auction for the assets after a previous sale to the parent company of satirical newspaper The Onion was rejected in December.

  8. February 14, 2025

    Under The Radar: Bankruptcy News You May Have Missed

    The Chapter 11 trustee overseeing Chinese exile Miles Guo's bankruptcy estate hit dozens of new targets, including Salesforce and Grubhub, with adversary proceedings; the Chapter 7 trustee for Alex Jones asked permission to return deposits to bidders on Jones' assets; and the Office of the U.S. Trustee objected to the proposed plan of prison healthcare company Wellpath Holdings Inc., saying the plan contains impermissible third-party releases and Wellpath proposed an amended plan.

  9. February 10, 2025

    Jones' Ch. 7 Deal Sunk, Yellow Scores Partial Pension Win

    A Texas bankruptcy judge has rejected a Chapter 7 trustee's proposal to settle $1.5 billion in Sandy Hook claims against Alex Jones, Yellow Corp. won a partial victory in a $540 million pension dispute after a Delaware judge ruled liabilities were overstated, and the Eleventh Circuit barred a mortgage servicer from charging unauthorized "pay to pay" fees. This is the week in bankruptcy.

  10. February 05, 2025

    Judge Nixes Jones' Ch. 7 Deal With Sandy Hook Families

    A deal proposed by the Chapter 7 trustee in the bankruptcy case of right-wing conspiracy peddler Alex Jones that would have resolved the nearly $1.5 billion in claims held by the families of Sandy Hook school shooting victims failed to gain court approval Wednesday when a Texas judge said he couldn't grant the requested relief.