Amber Heard’s lawyer doubles up on mystery jury 15 as she tries to overturn Johnny Depp’s verdict

The heated libel trial of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard ended in early June, but the drama hasn’t stopped since. Over the past few weeks, the two and others associated with the case have shared their views on the matter as they dealt the verdict, which was overwhelmingly in Depp’s favor . But more recently Heard’s attorneys have made a major attempt to overturn the verdict after delivering it complaints of error to the jury 15 . Now, the actress’s legal team is stepping up their efforts with a new filing, which provides more details on her case.

For those in need of some context, Amber Heard’s team filed legal documents in Fairfax County, Virginia on July 1, demanding that Johnny Depp’s monetary reward be canceled in the case. Heard’s team claimed there was an alleged lack of evidence from which he had actually been harmed his 2018 editorial in the Washington Post . In the same memorandum, the group also questioned the presence of juror 15, who according to them had “compromised” Heard’s due process. They claimed the anonymous juror summoned was born in 1945, but the person who ultimately served was born in 1970. With that, the star’s attorneys are skeptical that said person “actually received a subpoena and is been properly investigated by the court to serve on the jury.

The actress’s legal representation shared more about this hypothesis in a new presentation that was presented on July 8 and shared with Term . According to the documents, the jury summons (issued in April) went to a residence occupied by two people who have at least “the same surname”. One person would be 52 and the other 72, the latter being the person you intend to sue. Representation of the star asked how the former, who eventually served, managed to go through the verification process without any prior notice of the alleged error. They went on to say in the presentation:

In the July 1 filing, Amber Heard’s team acknowledged that a jury misstep like the one they’re trying to uphold usually doesn’t justify a mistrial. However, they still believe that an alleged case of misidentification with juror 15 constitutes a violation of due process. As of this writing, neither Heard nor Johnny Depp’s team reacted to this more recent development.

Johnny Depp was initially awarded $ 10 million in compensation, along with $ 5 million in punitive damages, while his ex-wife received $ 2 million in compensation as part of his $ 100 million counterclaim. Due to the reduction of punitive damages, the water man The star now has to pay $ 8.3 million, which her legal team says she can’t afford. She isn’t even the only one who needs to shell out the money, because Depp himself is also considering additional legal fees. after a recent conviction.

Beyond the financial aspect, there has been a lot of talk about the jury and its role in the legal proceedings. The Pirates of the Caribbean the star’s attorneys explained why they believe Amber Heard didn’t resonate with jurors . They think it all depends on “responsibility” and that Heard has not taken responsibility for his alleged irregularities. Heard’s lawyers did it she claimed she was “demonized” and that the jury was influenced by the vitriol of social media. A juror, who remained anonymous, has since ruled, saying they and their colleagues I didn’t believe the actress’s “crocodile tears” and saw Depp more sincere.

Whether the court will take into account these new details shared by Amber Heard’s legal team remains to be seen. One thing that seems clear, however, is that the relapse of her libel suit with Johnny Depp is far from over.