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Mind you, both Amber Heard and Johnny Depp sued each other for defamation. In 2019, Depp filed a $50 million defamation lawsuit against Heard over her 2018 Washington Post op-ed detailing her experiences as a domestic violence survivor. Though it doesn’t mention Depp by name, his lawyers argued that the references to him (as well as Heard’s previous public abuse allegations against him) were clear, claiming it damaged his career and reputation.
The trial began in Virginia in April and concluded last month in Depp’s favor. The jury ruled that Heard defamed him and awarded him $15 million in damages. Heard scored a small victory in her defamation countersuit, receiving $2 million in compensatory damages and no punitive damages. The verdict stood in stark contrast to the ruling in Depp’s failed 2020 lawsuit against The Sun, wherein he sued the British newspaper for calling him a wife-beater.
Amber Heard’s Insurance Company Refuses To Help
Seems like Amber forgot the deal she made with her insurance Co., well, her Insurance Company is telling her “if you think you can come to us to help offset a portion of your debt to Depp, you have a long thing coming cos we won’t, not after doing Depp dirty.”
Here’s the deal. Amber had a $1 million liability policy with New York Marine and General Insurance Co. The policy covers all sorts of wrongful conduct, including defamation … but there’s a catch.
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The governing law for the insurance policy is California, and under California law, an insurance company is not on the hook if the insured (Amber) committed wrongful, “WILLFUL” misconduct. New York Marine says not only did the jury find the defamation Amber committed was willful, but it was also malicious.
So, the insurance company wants a declaration from the judge that based on the policy and the law, it’s not responsible to foot part of Amber’s bill.
Amber Heard Demands Mistrial: Claims Wrong Juror Showed Up To Court
In court documents submitted on July 8 in the circuit court of Fairfax County, Va., the Aquaman actress‘ lawyers claimed one of the jurors who partook in the case was not supposed to be there in the first place, per Deadline.
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“Ms. Heard had a right to rely on the basic protection, as prescribed by the Virginia Code, that the jurors in this trial would be individuals who were actually summoned for jury duty,” the partially redacted filing reads. “In this case, it appears that Juror No. 15 was not, in fact, the same individual as listed on the jury panel. Ms. Heard’s due process was therefore compromised. Under these circumstances, a mistrial should be declared, and a new trial ordered.”
Heard’s attorneys allege that two people with the same last name live at the address where the summons was sent in April: a 77-year-old and a 52-year-old. The older individual was called to serve on the jury but, according to Heard’s lawyers, the younger one showed up to court.
“Thus, the 52-year-old sitting on the jury for six weeks was never summoned for jury duty on April 11 and did not ‘appear in the list,’ as required,” reads the motion.
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