Alexander E. Jones

  1. October 06, 2025

    First Brands Gets $1B DIP, Hooters Approved To Exit Ch. 11

    A Texas bankruptcy judge granted an interim approval for First Brands' $1.1 billion debtor-in-possession loan. Hooters of America won court approval of its reorganization plan. The judge ruled the automatic stay in Alex Jones' Chapter 7 case does not extend to his media company, Free Speech Systems, while the unsecured creditors' committee in TPI Composites' Chapter 11 sued its equity holder, alleging a prepetition uptier deal unfairly elevated its creditor status.

  2. October 01, 2025

    Alex Jones Ch. 7 Stay Doesn't Protect Co. Assets, Judge Says

    The Texas bankruptcy judge overseeing the Chapter 7 case of right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones said Wednesday the automatic stay of the bankruptcy does not extend to the assets of Jones' media company, Free Speech Systems.

  3. May 30, 2025

    What's Happening In Bankruptcy Court This Coming Week

    This coming week, bankruptcy judges will hear arguments regarding the Chapter 11 plans of the Catholic diocese in Syracuse, New York, medical device manufacturer Exactech and nursing facility operator Petersen Health Care. Meanwhile, genetics company Synthego is seeking final approval of $50 million in debtor-in-possession financing. Additionally, right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is preparing for a status conference in his Chapter 7 case.

  4. May 14, 2025

    Alex Jones Can't Duck $1B Sandy Hook Payout During Appeal

    Infowars host Alex Jones cannot avoid a $1.3 billion defamation judgment favoring the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre while he crafts an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in the hopes it accepts his final challenge to the record-breaking verdict, a Connecticut appeals court has ruled.

  5. May 02, 2025

    Under The Radar: Bankruptcy News You May Have Missed

    Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones asked a Texas bankruptcy court to restart the auction for his Infowars assets. Restaurant chain TGI Fridays requested additional time to file its Chapter 11 plan without any competing proposals. And the state of Ohio objected to a motion from U.S. Gypsum to reopen its Chapter 11 case nearly 20 years after its plan was confirmed.

  6. April 09, 2025

    Conn. Justices Won't Review $1.4B Verdict Against Alex Jones

    The Connecticut Supreme Court has denied a bid by bankrupt Infowars host Alex Jones to appeal a judgment awarding more than $1 billion to the families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims who sued him for defamation.

  7. March 24, 2025

    Purdue Files New Plan, Forever 21 Hits Ch. 11 For 2nd Time

    Purdue Pharma proposed a new bankruptcy plan, under which the Sackler family and the company would pay a total of $7.4 billion to settle opioid-related claims. Meanwhile, Forever 21's U.S. arm filed for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware, securing court approval to close more than 300 stores and planning to exit bankruptcy by June. Plus, a Texas bankruptcy judge rejected an $8 million bid to purchase right-wing conspiracy theory peddler Alex Jones' Infowars, shutting down a request to reopen the asset sale process.

  8. March 13, 2025

    Sandy Hook Families Oppose Revived Infowars Sale Bid

    Families of the victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting have urged a Texas bankruptcy judge to block an Alex Jones-affiliated company's revived bid to buy his Infowars platform, saying it will cause delays in the more than three-year-old related bankruptcy cases.

  9. March 10, 2025

    Judge Romance Row Remanded, Ch. 11 Plans Approved

    A Texas federal judge sent part of a dispute over a former bankruptcy judge's secret romance with a onetime Jackson Walker partner back to the court where the disgraced jurist once oversaw high-profile insolvencies, ordering the CEO of a defunct barge operator to seek standing in Texas bankruptcy court.

  10. March 05, 2025

    Alex Jones Escapes Immediate Sandy Hook Payment Bid

    Bankrupt Infowars host Alex Jones has escaped a request to immediately pay more than $1 billion to the families of Sandy Hook Elementary School victims who sued him for defamation, the Connecticut Appellate Court has ruled.