Free Speech Systems LLC

  1. September 23, 2022

    Boy Scouts Appeals Roll In, Alex Jones Ch. 11 Attys Nixed

    More than a dozen insurers commenced appeals of the Boy Scouts of America's confirmed Chapter 11 plan, proposed attorneys and advisers in an Alex Jones-linked bankruptcy were disqualified, and talc injury claimants questioned the good faith of Johnson & Johnson's talc unit in filing for bankruptcy. This is the week in bankruptcy.

  2. September 20, 2022

    Alex Jones' Podcast Co. Can't Retain Atty For Ch. 11 Case

    A Texas bankruptcy judge on Tuesday denied motions from Alex Jones' podcast network Free Speech Systems LLC to retain bankruptcy counsel and a chief restructuring officer, saying the two had previously worked with other companies affiliated with Jones on another bankruptcy without disclosing it.

  3. September 15, 2022

    Boy Scouts Plan Confirmed, Cineworld Hits Ch. 11

    The Boy Scouts of America obtained approval for its Chapter 11 plan, the world's second-largest movie theater chain hit bankruptcy, and an examiner was appointed in the Celsius Network cryptocurrency case to investigate management's prepetition conduct. This is the week in bankruptcy.

  4. September 13, 2022

    Sandy Hook Families Told To Cut Back Ch. 11 Debt Questions

    A Texas bankruptcy judge Tuesday told counsel for families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting that their requests for information on an alleged $54 million debt owed by Alex Jones' podcast business will need to be scaled back.

  5. September 02, 2022

    Sears, Boy Scouts Each Move Closer To Ch. 11 Resolutions

    The yearslong dispute between Sears and its former CEO ended with a deal, the Boy Scouts of America took a giant leap toward confirmation, and crypto investment platform Celsius wants to release $56 million of digital assets. This is the week in bankruptcy.

  6. August 29, 2022

    Conn. Defamation Trial Can Proceed Against Jones, Infowars

    A Connecticut state court defamation damages trial brought against Alex Jones and his podcast business by Sandy Hook victims' families will proceed as scheduled next month after the parties agreed to lift the bankruptcy stay of litigation imposed by Free Speech Systems' Chapter 11 case.

  7. August 26, 2022

    Sandy Hook Families Want Tort Committee For InfoWars Ch. 11

    Families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting asked a Texas bankruptcy judge to appoint a committee of tort claimants for the Chapter 11 case of Alex Jones' Free Speech Systems LLC, saying the debtor can't be trusted to operate the business in a way that benefits creditors.

  8. August 05, 2022

    Scouts' Plan Mostly Approved, Jones Hit With $50M Verdicts

    The Boy Scouts of America got a court's nod for the linchpin of its $2.7 billion Chapter 11 plan, the defamation damages trial of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his bankrupt media enterprise resulted in nearly $50 million in damages, and customers of cryptocurrency platform Voyager Digital can withdraw their cash from custodial accounts. This is the week in bankruptcy.

  9. August 03, 2022

    InfoWars Gets Approval For Modified Ch. 11 Cash Usage

    The company that operates the InfoWars media network founded by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones received interim approval Wednesday to use cash from its secured lenders, with a Texas judge saying he has serious concerns about the way the company has been operated.

  10. August 01, 2022

    Alex Jones Damages Trial Can Continue Despite Ch. 11 Filing

    A Texas bankruptcy judge ruled Monday that the Chapter 11 filing of the parent company of right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' InfoWars website would not halt the ongoing state court damages trial that followed a default judgment finding him liable for defaming the families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting.