Civil Litigation
Jun. 2, 2022
Remote litigation: Why Johnny Depp went to a Virginia court to get Heard
Because of California’s tough Anti-SLAPP statutes, Depp’s legal team likely calculated that it would be easier, and less risky, to advance a defamation claim in Virginia.
Harry J. Nelson
Partner
Nelson Hardiman, LLP
Email: hnelson@nelsonhardiman.com
Harry is the founder of Nelson Hardiman, a Los Angeles-based health care and life sciences specialty law firm. His most recent book, "The United States of Opioids: A Prescription for Liberating a Nation in Pain" (ForbesBooks 2019) explores the points of system failure and solutions to America's substance use disorder crisis.
After nearly two months of courtroom battles, the trial of Depp v. Heard concluded with the jury finding both parties liable for defamation. It awarded $10 million in compensatory damages to Johnny Depp and $2 million to Amber Heard. For those unfamiliar with the case, the actor, Depp, sued his ex-wife, actress Heard, for defamation arising from an op-ed Heard published in reference to alleged domestic abuse. In the op-ed, published in The Washington Post in late 201...
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