By way of Related Press
ALEXANDRIA: The pass judgement on within the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial made a jury’s award legit Friday with a written order for Heard to pay Depp USD10.35 million for harmful his popularity through describing herself as a home abuse sufferer in an op-ed piece she wrote.
Pass judgement on Penney Azcarate entered a judgment order into the court docket document after a short lived listening to in Fairfax County Circuit Courtroom. She additionally ordered Depp to pay Heard USD 2 million, the jury’s award on her counterclaim that Heard was once defamed through one among Depp’s attorneys.
The order was once a formality after the jury introduced its verdict on June 1, in large part siding with Depp after a sensational trial through which the couple printed lurid main points in their brief marriage all the way through a televised trial that was once intently adopted on social media.
Depp sued Heard over a December 2018 op-ed she wrote in The Washington Put up describing herself as “a public determine representing home abuse.” The jury present in Depp’s favour on all 3 of his claims with regards to particular statements within the 2018 piece.
The jury discovered Depp will have to obtain USD 10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages, however the pass judgement on diminished the punitive damages award to $350,000 underneath a state cap.
Heard has stated she plans to enchantment the decision.
All through Friday’s listening to, the pass judgement on stated that if Heard appeals, she should put up a bond for the entire quantity of the USD 10.35 million award whilst the enchantment is pending — a not unusual observe. The pass judgement on’s order says each awards are matter to six% passion according to 12 months.
