$49.3 million
In Alex Jones news: $45.2 million in punitive damages.
Jones spent years telling his audience that one of the worst school shootings in American history was a hoax. Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, who brought the charges against Jones, told the court how he made their lives a “living hell” after Jesse, their 6-year-old son, was gunned down in the attack.
“I can’t even describe the last nine-and-a-half years,” Heslin said. “The living hell that I and others have had to endure because of the recklessness and negligence of Alex Jones.”
Not to mention the brutality and cruelty and total lack of empathy.
From what I’ve gathered from the usual online lawyers, Texas has caps on the punitive damages awarded. The formula is 2x economic damages plus non-economic damages to a maximum of $750,000. I haven’t seen a copy of the Jury form, but most commentators understand the 4.1 million to have been non-economic damages, so the punitive award would be capped at $750k.
Weirdly, the law requires that the Jury are not told about this cap before making their decision.
Let’s hope the other trials he’s facing add significant pain to this one.
Here is a good article on why Jones will not pay the full exemplary damages.
https://www.thebulwark.com/alex-jones-isnt-going-to-pay-45-2-million-in-damages/