Virginia Judge on On Wednesday, actress Amber Heard refused demand for a new Trial and that the $ 10 million verdict was issued against be her set aside.
Johnny Depp won defamation suit against I heard the ex-wife last Month in A high-level civil trial. he heard won Smaller $2 million judgment on A counterclaim filed by against Deep.
Earlier this month, Heard applied for Depp’s ruling set Aside, or the trial is declared void. Her lawyers cited several factors, including an apparent case of wrong identity with one of jurors.
By written order, Judge Benny Azcaret rejected everything of I heard the claims and the juror said issue Specifically it was irrelevant and Heard can’t show She was biased.
“The juror has been examined, he sat down for The entire jury, deliberated, and came to a verdict. The only evidence before this court is that this juror and all the jurors followed their oaths and the court’s instructions and orders. This court is bound by the competent decision of The jury,” Azkarat wrote.
File a lawsuit against Deb for 50 million dollars in Fairfax County after Heard wrote an op-ed in 2018 in The Washington Post on domestic violence in which she referred to as “A public The number representing domestic violence.” The article never mentioned Depp by name, but his lawyers said several passages in The article implicitly discredited it by referring to widely publicized allegations of abuse made in 2016 because it was presented for divorce.
Then Heard applied for $100 million, also for libel. By the time the case reached trial, its counterclaim had been curtailed down For a few data made by one of Deb’s lawyers, who Heard’s abuse allegations have been described as a hoax.
The jury awarded $15 million to Depp and $2 million to Heard on its counterclaim. The ruling was $15 million reduced to $10.35 million due to Virginia law caps Punitive damages in the amount of 350 thousand dollars.
The judge did not spell out Rationale for Heard’s other allegations dismissed in Wednesday asked.
Among other things, Heard has argued that the $10 million verdict is not supported by facts, and appears to prove that jurors failed to focus on Fallout 2018 opinion piece – as they were meant to do – and instead just Look wide at the damage done to Deep reputation suffered like a result of alleged abuse.
Heard Lawyers also He argued that the provisions for deep on one hand and hearing on The other is basically meaningless.
Her attorneys, Eileen Breedhoft and Benjamin Rothenborn, wrote, “The jury’s duel verdicts are inconsistent and irreconcilable.”
Heard Lawyers also Appeal against the ruling on foundation that one of Seven jurors who I decided the case was never called for Jury duty. According to court papers, a 77-year-old county resident received a subpoena from the jury. but the sono man who Having the same name and living at the same address, he responded to the summons and served in status.
Heard’s lawyers have argued that Virginia’s law is strict about jurors and case identities of Wrong identity is the cause for Error in trial. They provided no evidence that 52-year-Old sonselected in Court papers only as juror 15, intentionally or deliberately sought to replace him fatherbut they argue this possibility should It is not deducted.
“The Court cannot presume, as Mr. Depp requests, that the apparently improper service of Juror 15 was innocent. mistake. Perhaps it was a deliberate attempt to serve on Jury of A high-profile case, Heard’s lawyers wrote.
Heard still has ability Appeals to the Virginia Court of Appeal. The cases before the appeals court may be very different from the cases dismissed by Azcaret on Wednesday.
In a separate order, the judge ordered dozens of dozen of Court documents must be opened, including petitions seeking independent medical examinations of Both Depp and Heard. a bunch of documents will remain Sealed, mostly because it contains a personal connection information or personal medical information.
In this regard, both parties filed a lawsuit one Another, thus opening itself up to me public forum of Trial by jury. Court records are public Information written by Azkar.
