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THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Court Slashes ‘Excessive’ Judgment Against Alex Jones.

A Texas appeals court has ruled that damages awarded against Alex Jones exceeded state statutory limits, significantly reducing the penalty.

PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED:  A Texas appeals court has reduced a $50 million judgment against Infowars founder Alex Jones to $1.5 million, ruling that the original award exceeded the state’s legal limit on damages. Jones was ordered to compensate Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, whose six-year-old son, Jesse Lewis, was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012. DETAIL: In a unanimous ruling issued on Friday, the Texas Third Court of Appeals said a lower court improperly allowed damages to exceed the state’s $750,000-per-plaintiff cap. The court also found that the evidence did not justify surpassing that limit based on the harassment the families experienced after Jones’s claims. Jones and his company, Free Speech…Open

What is the current legal status of Alex Jones and his company, Free Speech Systems, according to the report?
Alex Jones and his company, Free Speech Systems, remain involved in bankruptcy proceedings.
Q&A ID 345ba7d6-8995-4091-a2b6-9776c3e43f33
According to the unanimous ruling by the Texas Third Court of Appeals, why was the original award improper?
The Texas Third Court of Appeals stated that a lower court improperly allowed damages to exceed the state’s $750,000-per-plaintiff cap and found that evidence did not justify surpassing that limit based on the harassment the families experienced after Jones's claims.
Q&A ID f9d23c80-f343-49d6-95bb-1bb18cd43a2f
Who were the specific plaintiffs receiving compensation from Alex Jones in this Texas case?
Alex Jones was ordered to compensate Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, the parents of Jesse Lewis.
Q&A ID 00abcaf5-97ca-4741-95a1-34441cecb283
What did the Texas appeals court rule regarding the damages awarded against Alex Jones?
A Texas appeals court ruled that the damages awarded against Alex Jones exceeded state statutory limits, which resulted in a significant reduction of the penalty.
Q&A ID 7f04a772-ec9f-4580-9870-4b7ca6c7b8af
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