Alexander E. Jones

  1. June 10, 2024

    High Court On Ch. 11, New Bank Rules, Alex Jones Ch. 7 Shift

    The U.S. Supreme Court said an insurance company has "party in interest" standing to intervene in a Chapter 11 case, the U.S. Department of Justice's bankruptcy watchdog "modernized" its agreement for banks holding debtor funds, and recent motions could pivot Alex Jones and his media company's Chapter 11s to Chapter 7 liquidations.

  2. June 06, 2024

    Alex Jones Abandons Ch. 11 Reorg Plan, Moves To Liquidate

    Right-wing radio host Alex Jones asked a Texas bankruptcy court to convert his bankruptcy case to a Chapter 7 liquidation, abandoning his proposed plan to reorganize his personal debts in the face of more than $1 billion in defamation claims from the families of Sandy Hook school shooting victims.

  3. June 03, 2024

    Sandy Hook Families Seek To Liquidate Alex Jones' Media Co.

    Creditors of right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' media company Free Speech Systems have asked a Texas bankruptcy judge to convert its Chapter 11 to a Chapter 7, saying liquidation is the only realistic route for creditors to get paid as the separate bankruptcies of the InfoWars parent and Jones near their close.

  4. May 30, 2024

    5 Facts To Know As Alex Jones' Ch. 11 Reckoning Approaches

    Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his media company Free Speech Systems will be seeking approval of their respective Chapter 11 plans in mid-June, and the Texas judge overseeing the proceedings has said the cases could also face conversion to Chapter 7 liquidation or outright dismissal.

  5. May 28, 2024

    FTX Attys Cleared, Alex Jones' Reckoning, Modell's Deal

    A report found that FTX counsel Sullivan & Cromwell was not involved in the pre-bankruptcy fraud at the cryptocurrency exchange, Alex Jones and his InfoWars podcast business are facing a June 15 deadline for progress in their Chapter 11 cases, and a former bankruptcy judge was accused of trying to force a false narrative tied to his romantic relationship with an attorney.

  6. May 21, 2024

    Alex Jones Judge Sets Day Of Reckoning For Ch. 11 Case

    Saying that something has to happen in the bankruptcy case of right-wing radio firebrand Alex Jones, the Texas judge overseeing the case reiterated his position that Jones' Chapter 11 plan will be confirmed at a June 14 hearing or the case will be dismissed or converted to a liquidation.

  7. May 02, 2024

    InfoWars Discharge Fight Delayed Until Ch. 11 Plan Hearings

    A dispute between Alex Jones and his InfoWars radio show business on one side, and the families of Sandy Hook shooting victims on the other about whether defamation judgments can be discharged in bankruptcy will be pushed until after Chapter 11 plan proposals are heard by the court.

  8. April 22, 2024

    Alex Jones' InfoWars To Have Key Ch. 11 Plan Hearing In June

    A Texas bankruptcy judge on Monday rescheduled to June 14 a key hearing on how the court should handle Alex Jones' media company Free Speech Systems LLC's Chapter 11, adding that he plans to keep the separate but interwoven bankruptcies of Jones and his company moving forward.

  9. March 28, 2024

    What To Know About The Judge Mediating Alex Jones' Ch. 11

    After more than a year of squabbling in conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' high profile Chapter 11 case, a Texas bankruptcy judge appointed fellow jurist U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Edward Lee Morris to mediate the Infowars host's many disputes with creditors, and the mediator's lengthy tenure handling complex commercial insolvencies is likely to be fully brought to bear.

  10. March 11, 2024

    Atty For Alex Jones' Infowars Gets OK To Bow Out Of Case

    A Texas bankruptcy judge on Monday approved a request by the lead attorney for Alex Jones' media company to step away from work on its Chapter 11 case following disputes with the debtor's chief restructuring officer, who the lawyer said withheld pay in retaliation for the conflict.