Pozner Texas Sandy Hook Lawsuit (Pozner v. Jones)

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A lawsuit by parents of the victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting. It alleges that false statements Jones made claiming that the shooting was fake or staged were defamatory towards the victims and their family members.

In October of 2021, and after years of sanctionable conduct by the Jones Defendants, Judge Maya Gamble issued a default judgement, meaning that Jones and his companies are presumed to have committed the alleged conduct and will have to pay damages. The trial to determine the amount of damages is scheduled to start soon (as of July 2022).

There is two very similar cases, Heslin v. Jones in Texas and Lafferty v. Jones in Connecticut. All have different family members as plaintiffs.

Parties

Plaintiffs

Defendants

Legal Counsel

Especially on the defendants' side, there have been a lot of lawyers involved.

Representing the Plaintiffs

Representing the Defendants

This is in a rough reverse chronological order of when they left the case. Current counsel should be most recent.

Other Roles

  • Judge Maya Gamble has presided over most of the case.
  • Brittany Paz has appeared as a corporate representative (not as an attorney) for various corporate defendants.
  • Randall Wilhite maybe did something according to Bill Ogden, but exactly what is unclear[1].
  • Marc Randazza appears to have been involved early on in the legal response but never formally represented Jones/FSS in Texas. His Pro Hac Vice was denied.
  • Norm Pattis filed a Pro Hac Vice to represent Alex in TX, but was denied.