Johnny Depp’s attorneys call Amber Heard’s post-trial motions for a mistrial “frivolous”

Heard and Depp had been each discovered accountable for defamation of their lawsuits towards one another final month. The jury initially awarded $15 million in damages to Depp and solely $2 million to Heard. Although, as a result of punitive damages within the state of Virginia are capped at $350,000, the decide decreased Depp’s $5 million in punitive damages to that quantity.

The memo additionally mentioned Heard’s rivalry that the damages awarded to her ex-husband are extreme and unsupported by the proof is “baseless.”

“Whereas Ms. Heard slings an distinctive quantity of mud on the wall within the hope that one thing would possibly stick, the jury’s verdict on damages was completely affordable and supported by the proof and testimony on this case,” Depp’s authorized staff states within the memo.

Attorneys for Heard additionally claimed in a courtroom submitting final week that the data on the jury panel listing despatched to counsel forward of trial doesn’t seem to match the demographics of one of many jurors, compromising Heard’s rights to due course of.

Heard waived her proper to problem the accuracy of the jury panel info as a result of her staff did not elevate the difficulty with the courtroom on the time, Depp’s attorneys argue.

“Mr. Depp respectfully requests that this Court docket deny Ms. Heard’s frivolous movement in its entirety and reject her outlandish requests to put aside the jury verdict, dismiss the grievance, or, within the various, order a brand new trial and examine Juror 15,” the memo says.

Depp sued Heard for defamation over a 2018 op-ed she wrote for The Washington Publish during which she described herself as a “public determine representing home abuse.” Although Depp was not named within the article, he claimed it price him profitable appearing roles.

Heard countersued Depp, to whom she was married from 2015-2016 earlier than divorcing, for defamation over statements Depp’s legal professional made about her abuse claims.

After a number of weeks of testimony, the jury discovered that Heard defamed Depp in three separate statements in The Washington Publish piece, and that Depp defamed Heard with one assertion his legal professional made.