Connecticut
Case against Alex Jones can proceed, Connecticut judge says
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A federal chapter decide on Monday cleared the best way for a defamation lawsuit in Connecticut to proceed towards Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
The case was filed by kinfolk of some victims of the 2012 bloodbath at Sandy Hook Elementary College in Newtown, Connecticut. Jones has falsely claimed that the nation’s deadliest faculty taking pictures — which killed 20 college students and 6 educators — was a hoax.
Jones’ lawyer had sought to switch the case to a federal chapter court docket, slightly than proceed the case in Connecticut state court docket. That transfer introduced the primary day of jury choice to a sudden halt earlier this month.
Nonetheless, Monday’s ruling by Decide Julie Manning primarily permits the plaintiffs to proceed the defamation lawsuit towards simply Jones as a person, with out Free Speech Programs, an organization owned by Jones and a defendant within the Connecticut case.
“The plaintiffs’ rights to have that course of proceed within the Connecticut Superior Courtroom shouldn’t be disturbed,” Manning wrote within the determination, including that the plaintiffs’ claims for damages have been prepared for trial.
A message was left searching for remark with Jones’ lawyer, Norm Pattis.
Chris Mattei, an lawyer for the plaintiffs, praised the chapter decide’s determination. “We’re grateful the chapter court docket noticed by way of Alex Jones’s brazen effort to dam a jury from being empaneled and holding him accountable. We look ahead to trial,” he mentioned in a written assertion.
Free Speech Programs filed for chapter in Texas a couple of week earlier than Jones’ lawyer sought to have the Connecticut case transferred.
A Texas jury this month ordered Jones to pay $45.2 million in punitive damages to the mother and father of one of many youngsters killed at Sandy Hook, along with one other $4.1 million he should pay for the struggling he put them by way of by claiming for years that the taking pictures was a hoax.
Jones’ attorneys plan to enchantment and attempt to decrease the quantity. In the meantime, apart from the case in Connecticut, a trial for damages is pending in Texas that was filed by the mother and father of one other baby killed at Sandy Hook.
Earlier than the trial in Texas, Jones had already been discovered liable in a separate defamation lawsuit in Texas and one other in Connecticut by kinfolk of a few of the Sandy Hook victims.
The Connecticut jury will determine what, if any, damages Jones owes in that case, though state regulation may additionally restrict what he must pay.
The 2 remaining trials are anticipated to start subsequent month, after juries are chosen. Jury choice within the Connecticut case may resume this week, legal professionals mentioned.
___ This story has been corrected to indicate that solely Free Speech Programs filed for chapter, not Alex Jones as a person.
Several people in Bridgeport are being provided shelter after a lightning strike caused a structure fire Friday night.
Bridgeport firefighters responded to 80 Lindley St. around 8 p.m. for reports of lightning striking the roof of a multi-family home, according to Bridgeport’s Director of Public Information Tiadora Josef. As firefighters arrived to the home, flames were observed coming from the roof area. The fire was quickly put out and no injuries were reported.
The Red Cross is providing shelter for six adults, two children, and two pets that lived inside the home. The fire is being investigated by the Fire Marshal’s Office.
Stephen Underwood can be reached at sunderwood@courant.com
WEST HAVEN, CT — West Haven has been awarded a $1.2 million state grant as part of a funding package that benefits 22 environmentally contaminated properties in 17 towns, according to officials.
Gov. Ned Lamont announced Friday that he has approved a series of state grants totaling $26.3 million that will be used to support the remediation and redevelopment of 130 acres of contaminated land throughout Connecticut, consisting of 22 properties located in 17 towns and cities.
The funds will support the communities with the costs of cleaning up these properties so they can be redeveloped and put back into productive use to support economic growth and housing needs.
The grants are being released through the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development’s Brownfield Remediation and Development Program. These state investments are expected to leverage approximately $112.7 million in private investments, which is critical to bringing these 22 properties back into productive reuse.
“Nobody wants to have old, polluted, and blighted properties in their neighborhood that sit vacant for decades, especially when that land could be used to grow new businesses and create housing for people who need it,” Lamont said. “This state program enables us to partner with municipalities and developers to bring these lifeless properties back from the dead.”
See the grant details below:
- West Haven: $1,187,270 grant to abate hazardous building materials on the 1.53-acre property located at 66 Tetlow Street. The former elementary school will be the future site of the Shoreline Wellness Center and Behavioral Health Clinic that will provide mental healthcare services.
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BRANFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A pilot program designed to down on speeders in Connecticut’s work zones is permanent now.
It was a pilot program tested in different locations around the state. Special white SUVs were set up with cameras to monitor speeders as they drove by.
Gov. Ned Lamont recently signed legislation that will allow the Connecticut Department of Transportation to go out for bids to vendors who can install a system to check speeds.
Over a two-year period, more than 2000 crashes were reported in Connecticut. One driver, according to CTDOT, was clocked at going more than 100 mph in a work zone.
The first offense is a $75 fine. The CTDOT said it’s meant to be educational, not a money maker.
The hope is the new speed zone systems are in place by spring 2025.
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