Amber Heard has no chance of winning against Johnny Depp even if he appeals until next year

After a disastrous loss in the defamation trial with Johnny Depp, Amber Heard's side as well as their legal team are preparing to "overturn" to appeal. However, many experts believe that it is difficult for the actress to win.

Johnny Depp won his ex-wife Amber Heard's libel suit after three days of jury deliberation, as well as six weeks of trial, which also gave Heard a share of the win in her lucky suit.

Depp sued Heard for $50 million for implying that he abused her in an article the Washington Post published in 2018. Although Amber Heard did not name the actor by name, he confirmed the allegations. Her compulsion affected her ability to work. On the contrary, the Aquaman actress also accused Depp of asking for $100 million.

The jury found Heard libeled Depp on all three counts and awarded him $10 million in restitution and $5 million in punitive damages. Heard was awarded $2 million in damages.

The actor "humbly" thanked the jury for giving him life back and said a new chapter had begun for him after six years of struggle. Currently on a UK tour gig with Jeff Beck, the actor told fans he's "still in shock".

Following the rulings, the Pirates of the Caribbean star also seems to have launched a TikTok account as well as throwing a party after his win.

In a statement, Heard expressed "unspeakable disappointment" and said she was heartbroken, calling the ruling a "step backwards" for women. She decided to appeal the verdict and "inability to pay" the damages.

Regarding the fact that Amber Heard decided to appeal only because she lost the lawsuit against her ex-husband Depp, recently legal experts said that if Amber Heard wants to appeal, she and her legal team must prove that they are troubled. the court made mistakes during the trial. Because, these experts said the appeal is not to open a new trial, but to see if the previous trial was fair and there were any mistakes that changed the outcome.

"This is unlikely to happen," said Jeff Lewis, a lawyer specializing in defamation and appellate cases in Los Angeles (USA).

According to Lewis, based on statistics, appeals are very difficult to change the court's decision, the failure rate is about 70% to 90%. Lewis also added if Amber Heard could appeal, as long as she filed within 30 days of the ruling. He also said the appellate process would be very different from the previous trial.

In particular, the transcripts of all court reporters and all exhibits were sent to a court other than the three appellate judges. Those judges will determine whether the trial was fair and if something went wrong, whether it would change the outcome.

Agreeing, Rebekah Sullivan, an attorney in Washington DC, said anyone who appeals faces a tougher battle than the previous one. Because appellate courts tend to be reluctant to re-evaluate decisions made by a jury, even when the conclusions appear to be contradictory.

According to Time magazine, it is likely that Heard's legal team will argue some legal error during the trial and try to overturn the verdict on the basis that the jury was influenced by developments outside the room. trial.

According to famous Los Angeles-based lawyer David Ring, if Amber Heard does anything, the appellate court will not make a decision soon because this appeal will take a lot of time and money.

Well-known lawyers also did a little math on Heard's appeal. Accordingly, if the case is appealed, the case will continue for at least 2 years and the cost that the actress has to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Even if she wanted to appeal, the first thing that Heard had to do was prove her financial ability as well as the amount of money she owes her ex-husband Depp.

Previously, Heard's legal team said that there were many unreasonable judgments in the trial. As a result, attorney Elaine Bredehoft also suggested that Heard's legal team could argue that the evidence Depp presented at the trial was "unlawful".

University of Miami professor Mary Anne Franks also suggested that Heard could object to the judge's decision to allow the trial to be broadcast live, leading to jurors going on social media to watch and be influenced by public opinion. argument, which leans heavily on Depp's side.

Some legal experts even said that without knowing the winning outcome after an appeal, they also advised Heard to risk doing it when he was defeated and paid more than 10 million dollars to Depp. .

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