TheQuartering [7/4/2022]
One of the most mediatic and broadly adopted lawsuits was Johnny Depp’s lawsuit in opposition to Amber Heard for defamation. The jury gave the Pirates of the Caribbean actor the victory and his ex-wife would have to pay him 10 million {dollars} in damages and 350 thousand {dollars} in fines.
The verdict didn’t please Heard, and in accordance to filings obtained by Courthouse TV, the actress’ legal professionals argued that the verdict had authorized reasoning issues and discrepancies in the jury choice course of.
In addition, the authorized group claims that Depp was awarded extreme damages for the defamation lawsuit.
According to elnacional.cat the mannequin requested a assembly with Depp for a renegotiation of the debt. The assembly happened in non-public and what Heard particularly requested for was a reduction of the 10 million and 350 thousand {dollars} that the jury ordered her to pay.
However, the actors couldn’t attain an settlement, so Amber instantly requested her group of legal professionals to speed up the course of of appealing the trial.
Amber Heard’s lawyer said that the actress can’t pay her ex-husband the greater than $10 million in damages imposed by a jury.
During NBC’s Today present, the advocate was requested if Heard will probably be ready to pay the award, to which Elaine Bredehoft replied, “Oh no, completely not.”
The jury forces Heard to compensate her ex-partner with $10.35 million, whereas Depp may have to pay the actress $2 million in damages as effectively.