In what legal sense are those people even entitled to that money? Jones causes zero damage saying what he said, it’s not like he said the kids didn’t die or something, and everything about Sandy Hook is pretty much settled at this point. Does this just open up the door for more petty lawsuits?
I think its because he "defamed" them by claiming they were crisis actors and faked everything. Which could be considered extremely damaging to them socially and their credibility, if not drive them out of their communities at the worst.
That law is working pretty much exactly as it should in terms of them claiming it. The injustice is how he was railroaded hard without much ability to defend himself really (if he could present any evidence at all, no matter how dumb, to show why he thought that they should have no real case) and then a massively oversized payment at the end just to punish him for existing.
I think they are overplaying it massively just to make the case seem more legitimate, but after something like MeToo I think we can all see how these laws were meant to be used to protect us from someone ruining our life over random accusations.
That law is working pretty much exactly as it should in terms of them claiming it. The injustice is how he was railroaded hard without much ability to defend himself really (if he could present any evidence at all, no matter how dumb, to show why he thought that they should have no real case)
Didn't his dipshit attorney accidentally send the defense attorney the ENTIRE contents of Jones' phone text records? Sounds like Jones had the opportunity to defend himself, but not the ability to do so in a way that would make him less fucked.
and then a massively oversized payment at the end just to punish him for existing.
Probably to prevent him from just using his business to continue to defame them.
In what legal sense are those people even entitled to that money? Jones causes zero damage saying what he said, it’s not like he said the kids didn’t die or something, and everything about Sandy Hook is pretty much settled at this point. Does this just open up the door for more petty lawsuits?
Have you considered the fact that Jones Man Bad?
Absolutely legal because anything the courts approve becomes that.
Just? Absolutely not, but that horse is now glue and tar.
I think its because he "defamed" them by claiming they were crisis actors and faked everything. Which could be considered extremely damaging to them socially and their credibility, if not drive them out of their communities at the worst.
That law is working pretty much exactly as it should in terms of them claiming it. The injustice is how he was railroaded hard without much ability to defend himself really (if he could present any evidence at all, no matter how dumb, to show why he thought that they should have no real case) and then a massively oversized payment at the end just to punish him for existing.
I think they are overplaying it massively just to make the case seem more legitimate, but after something like MeToo I think we can all see how these laws were meant to be used to protect us from someone ruining our life over random accusations.
Didn't his dipshit attorney accidentally send the defense attorney the ENTIRE contents of Jones' phone text records? Sounds like Jones had the opportunity to defend himself, but not the ability to do so in a way that would make him less fucked.
Probably to prevent him from just using his business to continue to defame them.