Amber Heard’s lawyers have filed new documents seeking the reversal of the verdict in the defamation lawsuit won by Johnny Depp. They denounce in particular the presence of an alleged bad juror, which would invalidate the decision rendered against the American actress.
Amber Heard tries everything for everything. A month after being sentenced to 10 million dollars in damages, following the defamation lawsuit against her ex-husband Johnny Depp, the lawyers of the American actress demand the reversal of the verdict. In new court documents obtained by US media PEOPLEthey claim in particular that a bad juror participated in the trial.
In these documents filed in court in Fairfax, Virginia, the lawyers claim that their client has a procedural defect “based on newly discovered facts and information that Juror #15 was not the person summoned to serve as a juror on April 11, 2022″. According to them, the person who was initially selected in the jury was 77 years old, but the one who finally showed up was 52. Gold, both share the same surname and address.
“It is deeply disturbing that a person who has not been called to serve on a jury nevertheless shows up as a juror and serves on a jury, especially in a case such as this.“, indicates the file, quoted by PEOPLE. The lawyers of Amber Heard thus affirm that their client did not benefit from a “fair trial“and therefore request the annulment of the trial”and the a new trial”.
Amber Heard’s lawyers make two other arguments to have the lawsuit dismissed
In addition to this alleged bad juror, the lawyers also advance other arguments to justify their desire to have the verdict annulled. They also believe that Johnny Depp only brought no evidence of financial harm that the tribune of the washington post in which Amber Heard presents herself as a victim of domestic violence. Finally, the lawyers of the actress judge that the amount of damages is excessive. They recall in particular that the jury had initially awarded Johnny Depp a sum greater than the maximum in force in the State of Virginia. Indeed, Amber Heard was first sentenced to a fine of 15 million dollars, then reduced to 10 million dollars by the court. For his part, the star of Pirates of the Caribbean, had been sentenced to a fine of 2 million dollars, because one of his lawyers had been found guilty of defamation towards the young woman. In the end, Amber Heard still had to pay her ex-husband $8 million.
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In new court documents obtained by the American media PEOPLE, they claim in particular that a bad juror participated in the trial.
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In these documents filed in court in Fairfax, Va., the lawyers claim that their client was wronged “based on newly discovered facts and information that juror #15 was not the person summoned. to be juror on April 11, 2022”
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According to them, the person who was initially selected in the jury was 77 years old, but the one who finally showed up was 52.
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However, both share the same surname and the same address.
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“It is deeply disturbing that someone who was not called to serve on a jury would nevertheless show up as a juror and serve on a jury, especially in a case like this,” the filing reads. , quoted by PEOPLE
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Amber Heard’s lawyers claim that their client did not receive a “fair trial” and therefore request the annulment of the trial “and the holding of a new trial”.
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In addition to this alleged bad juror, the lawyers also advance other arguments to justify their desire to have the verdict annulled.
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The lawyers also believe that Johnny Depp has provided no evidence of the financial damage that would have resulted from the forum of the Washington Post in which Amber Heard presents himself as a victim of domestic violence.
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Finally, the actress’s lawyers consider that the amount of damages is excessive.
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The lawyers recall in particular that the jury had initially awarded Johnny Depp a sum greater than the maximum in force in the State of Virginia.