Amber Heard faces uphill climb, 'long shot' in appeal, legal experts say

Amber Heard faces difficult odds and an uphill battle if she appeals her case, legal experts said.

After lawyers for actress Amber Heard said she “absolutely” plans to appeal the verdict in Johnny Depp's defamation lawsuit against his former wife, legal experts said she faces difficult odds and an uphill battle.

Appeals are hard to win, and an appeal is not a new trial but examines whether a trial was fair and whether any mistakes changed the outcome, they said. 

“It’s absolutely a long shot,” said Jeff Lewis, a defamation and appellate lawyer in Los Angeles.

Depp sued Heard for $50 million after she described herself as a “public figure representing domestic abuse” in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed, and she countersued him for $100 million.

The jury awarded Depp $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages; Heard was awarded $2 million in compensatory damages. A judge reduced the punitive damages awarded to Depp to $350,000, making his total $10.4 million. 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/amber-heard-faces-uphill-climb-long-shot-appeal-legal-experts-say-rcna31925


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