Free Speech Systems LLC

  1. June 14, 2023

    Sandy Hook Families Agree To Ch. 11 Plan Talks With Jones

    Families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting have engaged in Chapter 11 plan negotiations with bankrupt right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his radio business, telling a Texas judge Wednesday that if no deal is reached they will be free to resume their pursuit of defamation damages against the debtors.

  2. May 19, 2023

    Judge Wants InfoWars Ch. 11 Mediation Wrapped Up By July

    A bankruptcy judge in Texas on Friday asked attorneys to take 60 days to conclude mediation on Free Speech Systems LLC's $1.5 billion in non-dischargeable debts, setting a deadline of July 21 for the end of talks involving the company, long controlled by InfoWars host Alex Jones.

  3. April 04, 2023

    InfoWars Ch. 11 Trustee Says $54.9M Debt Claim Is Dubious

    The trustee appointed in the Chapter 11 case of InfoWars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' media company reported to a Texas bankruptcy judge Tuesday that $54.9 million of debt owed to a company owned by Jones and his father should not retain its secured status.

  4. March 27, 2023

    Jones To Return $243K To Free Speech Systems In Ch. 11

    Bankrupt radio conspiracy peddler Alex Jones told a Texas judge Monday that he intends to return $243,000 in advertising payments made to himself and another third-party entity in recent months instead of to his bankrupt InfoWars podcasting company.

  5. March 13, 2023

    Sandy Hook Families FiIe Ch. 11 Suits Over Debt Discharge

    Families suing bankrupt right-wing radio host Alex Jones have filed two adversary complaints in his Chapter 11 case, seeking a court declaration that $1.5 billion in defamation judgments against him and his media company cannot be discharged in bankruptcy because the debts were incurred willfully and maliciously.

  6. March 09, 2023

    Alex Jones' Co. Files Ch. 11 Plan Calling For $520K Salary

    The company that runs right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' media network filed a Chapter 11 plan that calls for a $520,000 annual salary for the firebrand, even as there are ongoing disputes in his personal bankruptcy case about disclosing his financial situation.

  7. December 22, 2022

    Insurers Slam Scouts Plan; FTX To Start Clawback Actions

    Insurers who didn't sign on to the Chapter 11 plan of the Boy Scouts of America slammed the $2.5 billion settlement trust in an appellate briefing, cryptocurrency exchange FTX said it will begin seeking clawback of prepetition distributions, and cosmetics giant Revlon Inc. reached a deal with creditors for a Chapter 11 plan. This is the week in bankruptcy.

  8. December 22, 2022

    Disinformation Promoters Got Walloped In Court In 2022

    Defamation lawsuits accusing right-wing media personalities and companies of spreading conspiracy theories gained ground in 2022, with judges and juries sending the message that disseminating disinformation is not protected speech and those who promote it and profit from it can expect to face severe legal consequences.

  9. December 19, 2022

    Alex Jones' Request For $1.3M Salary In Ch. 11 Cases Delayed

    A Texas bankruptcy judge delayed considering a requested increase in salary for right-wing conspiracy monger Alex Jones from his bankrupt podcast company Monday, saying he needs to see the $1.3 million employment contract Jones signed with debtor Free Speech Systems before ruling on the matter.

  10. October 14, 2022

    Alex Jones' Billion-Dollar Penance, Puerto Rico Prunes Debt

    Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' podcast company is headed toward Chapter 11 mediation after a $965 million defamation damages judgment, Puerto Rico takes another step in restructuring the island's public debt, and the U.S. Supreme Court remanded issues over an increase in trustee fees to the Second Circuit. This is the week in bankruptcy.