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Judge stops parents' effort to collect on $50M Alex Jones owes for saying Newtown shooting was hoax

Headline from NBC Chicago, on the newest of 2 developments

Federal bankruptcy judge stopped parents of a boy killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting to begin collecting on some of the $50 million they won in...

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  1. Alex Jones’ bankruptcy trustee challenges Sandy Hook family’s collection attempt

    Headline from Courthouse News Service ·

  2. Newest

    Judge stops parents' effort to collect on $50M Alex Jones owes for saying Newtown shooting was hoax

    Headline from NBC Chicago ·

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  1. NPR

    Alex Jones trustee files emergency request as Sandy Hook families battle over assets (opens NPR)

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    The majority of the families are accusing a set of parents in Texas of attempting a “money grab” that would get them “outsized recoveries.” The trustee has asked the bankruptcy court to intervene.

  2. Courthouse News Service

    Alex Jones’ bankruptcy trustee challenges Sandy Hook family’s collection attempt (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    The Chapter 7 trustee said a Texas court order calling for Jones' company to turn over its assets would bring "chaos" to Jones' case.

  3. Portland Press Herald

    Judge halts collection of $50 million Alex Jones owes to Sandy Hook victims’ parents (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez in Houston said Thursday a Texas judge's ruling that victim Jesse Lewis' family could start collecting on the settlement conflicts with federal bankruptcy law.

  4. NBC Chicago

    Judge stops parents' effort to collect on $50M Alex Jones owes for saying Newtown shooting was hoax (opens NBC Chicago)

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    Federal bankruptcy judge stopped parents of a boy killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting to begin collecting on some of the $50 million they won in...

  5. Forbes

    Judge Blocks Sandy Hook Victim Family From Collecting $50 Million Owed By Alex Jones (opens Forbes)

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    A trustee was appointed to oversee the liquidation of Jones’ assets earlier this month.

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