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And jesse s father $49.3 million. barden and hockley were part of another trial. all of our abilities to hang on to daniel s memory has been tarnished with toxic hate, lies and danger. i got sent pictures of dead kids because i was told as a crisis actor i didn t know what dead kids looked like. at the end of this trial, the families were awarded more than $1 billion. $120 million, to plaintiff david wheeler, $55 million. the number is just astronomical, and i think it was purposely because it s sending a very clear message to alex jones ....
Major victory against conspiracy spreader alex jones last week, neil heslin. after a long fight, a texas jury awarded the parents a combined $49.3 million for compensatory and punitive damages. the punitive damages could be adjusted down according to texas state law, but it is a huge victory not just for mr. heslin but also the parents involved in two more upcoming cases against jones and was certainly a huge victory for the truth. heslin s son, jesse, died almost ten years ago, on december 14, 2012, one of the worst mass killings in u.s. history, and that horrific fact should never have been in contention. but heslin testified last week starting in about 2013 that he first heard about the conspiracy theories that sandy hook never happened. that s about the time he says he first heard the name alex jones. later in 2017, mr. heslin appeared in an nbc news segment that also included an interview with jones about the conspiracy ....
Jury in austin, texas ordering alex jones to pay millions in punitive damages anne thompson joins me now. what happened in court today? reporter: lester, this is a big win for the victim s parents a texas jury today ordering alex jones and his company to pay more than $45 million in punitive damages. to the parents of jessie lewis who died in the sandy hook school massacre on top of yesterday s decision, which means jones and his company must pay jessie s parents a total of $49.3 million. that s a lot of money but a fraction of the 135 to $270 million a forensic economist says jones and his business are worth jones faces two similar lawsuits from other victims families he did not show up in court for today s verdict. lester anne thompson thanks tonight some of the busiest airports in the country from d.c. to new york are on ground delays as severe storms move in. thousands of flights delayed or canceled ....
Cnn s polo sandoval has the latest. let s start with the punitive damages, $42.5 million. how much could that be reduced under texas law? reporter: you re about to hear from a legal analyst that really breaks down why that may present the next set of challenges for the family of jesse lewis. before we get to that, a quick reminder for our viewers as to how we got to the amount as part of the civil trial this week. let s break down the number for our viewers. $49.3 million, this was the total awarded is a impicombinat of the compensatory damages which is basically what it is, compensation for injury claimed by a plaintiff, added to the punitive damages that we saw awarded yesterday, which is the punishment for a defendant, in this case conspiracy theorist alex jones, awarded to the family of jesse lewis, one of the sandy hook victims here. you are about to hear from legal analyst joey jackson. ....
High so i knew it had to be severe inside. and another witness said that she sustained burn injuries and conscious and breathing when she was placed on a stretcher and rushed to the hospital. it took firefighters 59 firefighters fuelly over an hour to fully put the fire out and the home was damaged after the car plowed into it. under the influence and acting erratically, we have not confirmed that. griff: mary anne rafferty. aishah: a texas jury ordering alex jones to pay over $45 million in damages to the parents of a child in the massacre. this total award of 49.3 ....