Amber Heard attorneys challenges court to dismiss defamation trial verdict

• Heard’s legal team argues that the $10 million in damages that she has been ordered to pay Depp are unsupported by “any evidence.”
• The damages given to Amber were also disputed by Heard’s attorneys in the court filing, who claimed that the sum was “excessive.”
• The attorneys questioned whether one of the jurors had been selected in an inappropriate manner.

The Amber Heard-Johnny Depp defamation controversy appears to be far from over. As the actress is now asking the court to overturn the judgement due to problems with the jury. As well as the evidence, and the $10 million given to Johnny Depp. According to Court House News, the attorneys for the actress have asked the Fairfax County Circuit Court to overturn the jury’s decision or mandate a new trial. The sources stated, Heard’s legal team argues that the $10 million in damages that she has been ordered to pay Depp are unsupported by “any evidence.”

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According to additional reports, Heard’s legal team argues in a brief that Depp’s team “proceeded purely on a defamation by implication approach, discarding any arguments that Ms. Heard’s words were truly incorrect.” The actress was not aware of the headline of her 2018 article, according to the brief.

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The damages given to Amber were also disputed by Heard’s attorneys in the court filing. Who claimed that the sum was “excessive.” The attorneys questioned whether one of the jurors had been selected in an inappropriate manner. They questioned whether Juror 15 truly received a summons for jury duty. And was properly vetted by the court to serve on the jury. After noticing an error in the juror’s date of birth. Additionally, according to Court House News, Johnny Depp’s legal counsel has rejected the appeal.