The Sandy Hook families leveraged personal stories, social media analysis and the Infowars fabulist’s lack of contrition to secure a major verdict.
Tag: Compensation for Damages (Law)
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Columbia University to Pay $165 Million to Victims of Former Doctor
Robert A. Hadden, a gynecologist, pleaded guilty in 2016 to abusing 19 women, but got no prison time. He is currently facing federal charges.
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As Alex Jones Stands Trial, Newtown Would Rather Forget Him
Nearly 10 years after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School — and the conspiracy theories propagated by Mr. Jones — Newtown residents are trying to move past their grief and anger.
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Sandy Hook Parents Tie Alex Jones to Years of Threats and Vitriol
Robbie and Alissa Parker testified in the Infowars host’s damages trial in Connecticut about the torment inflicted on their family by believers of conspiracy theories.
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Biogen Agrees to Pay $900 Million to Settle Lawsuit Over Kickbacks
The company was accused of illegally paying doctors to prescribe its drugs over those of its rivals.