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Connecticut judge orders conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay $473M in punitive defamation damages for Sandy Hook comments

JURIST

Connecticut Judge Barbara Bellis Thursday ruled that conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay $473 million in punitive damages on top of a nearly $1 billion verdict handed down last month, for his defamatory statements about the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting.

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Decoding International Arbitration

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Ours are not just lawyers. Remember, these are cases that could involve parties from common law and civil law countries. The international rules preclude an award of punitive damages unless the parties agree otherwise. Some are scientists. Some are PhDs. And some also have a legal background.