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Insurance

Jul. 12, 2022

Insurer says it won’t pay $8.3M judgment Heard owes Depp

New York Marine and General Insurance Company says in lawsuit that policy doesn’t include ‘willful” conduct.

Amber Heard’s insurer sued the actress in federal court in Los Angeles claiming her policy does not cover any of the $8.3 million in compensatory damages a jury awarded her ex-husband Johnny Depp.

“California Insurance Code provides that ‘an insurer is not liable for a loss caused by the willful acts of the insured; but he is not exonerated by the negligence of the insured, or of the insurer’s agents or others.’ This provision is an implie...

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