A jury finds Infowars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay $4 million in damages to a Sandy Hook victim's parents for defamation, emotional distress
The award from the jury was far less than what the plaintiffs, Scarlett Lewis and Neil Heslin, had asked for. At the start of the trial, attorneys for Lewis and Heslin asked the jury to award their clients $150 million in compensatory damages.A separate, shorter trial during which punitive damages will be discussed is now expected. Punitive damages are awarded when the court finds the defendant's behavior to be especially offensive.
"Speech is free, but lies you have to pay for," the Sandy Hook family attorneys argued to the jury during their opening statements and closing arguments.During the trial, Heslin and Lewis offered emotional testimony, telling the jury that the lies pushed by Jones stained the legacy of their son Jesse and tormented them for years.
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