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Sandy Hook families seek additional punitive damages against Alex Jones

JURIST

Families of the victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Connecticut school shooting filed a motion Friday asking a Connecticut judge to order controversial talk radio host Alex Jones to pay hefty punitive damages, on top of the nearly $1 billion in compensatory damages Jones has been ordered to pay by a jury in the defamation case.

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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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Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, July 25, 2021

LLRX

Four highlights from this week: Protect your smartphone from radio-based attacks; New emergency weather alerts set to begin in July - here's what they mean; Accused Capitol Rioter Forced to Unlock Laptop With Face Recognition; and Connecticut pushes cybersecurity with offers of punitive damage protection.

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Remington Offers $33 Million to Settle With Sandy Hook Families

The Crime Report

on Tuesday offered to pay nearly $33 million to nine families to settle lawsuits that claimed that its marketing of firearms contributed to the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, where 26 people died, reports Reuters. Remington Arms Co. The proposed settlements would provide $3.66

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Mexico Sues U.S. Gun Firms for ‘Abetting’ Cartel Violence

The Crime Report

arguing that the gunmakers’ activities violated Connecticut and Massachusetts consumer protection laws. Mexico also seeks punitive damages and disgorgement of the gun-makers’ profits. The government claims that up to 90 percent of all guns recovered at Mexican crime scenes were trafficked from the U.S.,

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US District Court dismisses the case filed by Mexico against the US weapons industry regarding non-contractual obligations

Conflict of Laws

Claims for relief are (as stated in the complaint): Negligence, public nuisance, defective condition – unreasonably dangerous, negligence per se , gross negligence, unjust enrichment and restitution, violation of CUTPA [Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act], Violation of Mass. 93A [Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act], punitive damages.

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Brace yourself: The US Supreme Court has granted certiorari in the firearms case of Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc., et al. v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos (Mexico)

Conflict of Laws

Among the claims for relief are: Negligence, public nuisance, defective condition – unreasonably dangerous, negligence per se, gross negligence, unjust enrichment and restitution, violation of CUTPA [Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act], Violation of Mass. 93A [Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act], punitive damages.