Amber Heard loses bid to dismiss $10m Johnny Depp judgment

Author: Editors Desk Source: The Guardian

July 13, 2022 at 22:52

Depp won a defamation suit against Heard last month in a high-profile civil trial. Heard won a $2m judgment on a counterclaim against Depp. Photograph: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

US judge Penney Azcarate rejects Heard’s claims after actor filed motion seeking to have defamation verdict against her set aside

A judge on Wednesday rejected a request from the actor Amber Heard to set aside the $10m defamation judgment awarded against her in favor of her ex-husband, Johnny Depp.

Depp won a suit against Heard last month in a high-profile civil trial. Heard won a $2m judgment on a counter-claim against Depp.

Earlier this month, Heard filed a motion seeking to have Depp’s verdict set aside, or have a mistrial declared. Her lawyers cited multiple factors, including an apparent case of mistaken identity with one of the jurors.

Heard’s lawyers challenged the verdict on the basis that one of the seven jurors who decided the case was never summoned for jury duty. According to court papers, a 77-year-old county resident received a jury summons but the man’s son, who has the same name and lives at the same address, responded and served in his stead.

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