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Trump Rape Accuser From Hudson Valley To File Lawsuit Under New NY 'Survivors' Law Trump Rape Accuser From Hudson Valley To File Lawsuit Under New NY 'Survivors' Law
Trump Rape Accuser From Hudson Valley To File Lawsuit Under New NY 'Survivors' Law A well-known writer and advice columnist from New York who claims that former President Donald Trump raped her in the 1990s plans to file a sexual battery lawsuit under the state’s new Adult Survivors Act, CBS News reports. In a court filing as part of her ongoing defamation lawsuit against Trump, E. Jean Carroll, now age 78 and living in Orange County, says she intends to sue the former president on Thursday, Nov. 24, when the new law takes effect. The Adult Survivors Act provides a one-year window for adult victims of sexual abuse to file a claim, even if it occurred decades ago. Relate…
Sandy Hook Families Reject Alex Jones Settlement Offer Sandy Hook Families Reject Alex Jones Settlement Offer
Sandy Hook Families Reject Alex Jones Settlement Offer The relatives of the Sandy Hook school shooting victims in Connecticut have quickly and sharply shot down an offer from far rightwing talking head Alex Jones to resolve his defamation lawsuit. Jones, the host of the conspiracy theory and disinformation Infowars website, offered to pay $120,000 to each plaintiff suing him for defamation as he continues to assert the massacre never happened. Eight families of the shooting victims declined the offer. In November 2021, a judge found the Infowars host guilty by default in multiple defamation cases that were brought to him by members of the vict…
Alex Jones Must Give Sworn Deposition In Sandy Hook Suit, Judge Says Alex Jones Must Give Sworn Deposition In Sandy Hook Suit, Judge Says
Alex Jones Must Give Sworn Deposition In Sandy Hook Suit, Judge Says Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones will have to submit to a sworn deposition as part of a defamation lawsuit that was filed by families of the Sandy Hook school shooting victims, a judge in Bridgeport ruled. Ten families are pursuing lawsuits against Jones for allegedly spreading lies about the shooting, going so far as to call it a plot orchestrated by family members. The New York Times reported last week that the families won several decisive victories in their lawsuit that will force Jones to open his business records and speak with prosecutors under oath. Jones, the owner of Infow…