Judge Barbara Bellis sanctions Alex Jones for "stunningly cavalier attitude with respect to ... discovery obligations." A jury is currently deciding how much Alex Jones will have to pay the families of children killed in the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary for his defamation.
JUDGE BELLIS“I'll make the following observation. This stunningly cavalier attitude with respect to their discovery obligations is what led to the default in the first place, the defendants have consistently engaged in dilatory and obstructive discovery practices from the inception of these pieces right through to the trial. And finally, I will note there is no notice in this file to this minute of any supplemental compliance producing the Google analytic documents which is required by the practice book but was also required by my clear court order of September 30, 2021 which apparently was not followed here. So the motion is denied for these reasons, and the court hereby sanctions the defendants by precluding them from presenting evidence or argument that they did not profit from the Sandy Hook coverage.”
