When Crazy, Libelous, Crazy Came to Bankruptcy

Our story is one with a lot of facets: the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School; conspiracy theories bandied about for entertainment; the preternaturally unhinged and how they react to an equally unhinged media; the power of defamation lawsuits; the sheer absurdity of ignoring a court order to produce information and, finally; abusing the bankruptcy process. In other words, we're exploring the story of noted internet crackpot Alex Jones and the bankruptcy cases he filed for three of his companies in an attempt to get out from under the looming damages award he will ultimately owe to those who have successfully sued him and his companies for defamation.

Guests:

Daniel Gill - Reporter, Bloomberg Law

Daniel’s Twitter

Episode Notes:

Media Coverage:

Alex Jones’ Infowars Files for Bankruptcy After Defamation Suits (BBC)

Infowars Bankruptcy May Be Abuse of Court System, Justice Department Says (Bloomberg)

Bankruptcy Battle for InfoWars: How a Subchapter V Case Filed by Controversial Alex Jones Could Shape the Scope of Subchapter V Cases (JDSupra)

InfoWars Bankruptcy Tossed in Deal With Sandy Hook Parents (NBC)

Show Notes:

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