Jones v. Heslin: Texas Appeals Court Reduces Damages (2026)

Court Filing · Texas Third Court of Appeals · August 21, 2026

Texas Third Court of Appeals, August 2026: kept Alex Jones's liability to Sandy Hook parents but cut exemplary damages to $750,000 per appellant, finding the trial court wrongly let the parents amend pleadings after trial. Copy hosted by Courthouse News.

Concluding that the trial court erred by allowing the parents to amend their pleadings after the trial, we will modify the judgment by limiting their exemplary damages awards to a total of $750,000 per Appellant and affirm the judgment as modified.

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Texas Third Court of Appeals, August 2026: kept Alex Jones's liability to Sandy Hook parents but cut exemplary damages to $750,000 per appellant, finding the trial court wrongly let the parents amend pleadings after trial. Copy hosted by Courthouse News.

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