Houston attorney Federico Andino Reynal said his team sent devastating information to opposing lawyers during the libel trial of Alex Jonesin Texas. It became clear that his face turned bright red. After an embarrassing incident, he faces the repercussions on his career.
Reynal admitted last week that his digital copy of content from the Infowars organizer's mobile phone, including texts and medical records, was mistakenly sent to the plaintiffs' legal team. This mix-up led to a moment of glee when the opposing side's attorney used the information to catch Jones in a blatant lie under oath.
"According to post-trial court documents and attorneys, this revelation could lead to Raynal being sanctioned in a separate case, as well as a possible malpractice claim by Jones," said reported Reuters.
Randy Johnston, a malpractice attorney in Dallas, told the news agency that Mr. Jones could file a malpractice suit against his lawyers, but a Texas trial would have been better. He said he had to prove that he would have been. No phone information was passed.
"Whatever he complains about, in essence, is, 'But to my lawyers, I would have succeeded as a liar,'" Mr Johnston said. rice field.
He told Reuters, "Information about Jones' phone calls related to Sandy's Hook claims should be provided to plaintiffs before trial as part of a court-supervised discovery process. was,” he said.
"If Jones' attorney discovered that he had mistakenly shared the phone records, he should have at least warned Jones before he took the stand," he said.
Mr Johnston also told Reuters that Sandy Hook's parents could seek sanctions against their lawyers. Not properly disclosed.
Following Friday's verdict, the plaintiffs' legal team told Judge Maya Guerra Gamble that they intended to seek sanctions against Jones' attorneys on three issues, Reuters reported.
Raynal told the news agency on Friday that his focus was "always on the jury and on getting Alex the best possible case," and the sanctions sought against him. added that it could be because of his "tactical advantage" over his opponent.
Jones spent nearly a decade promoting conspiracy theories about the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre in Newtown, Connecticut. ――It was a hoax.
He admitted during the trial that the atrocities had indeed taken place and even shook hands with the relatives of the victims.[29] Mr. Jones claimed that[29] he would pay nearly $50 million[30] in damages. Ordered but defiant in his broadcast and demeanor.
