{"id":1748716,"date":"2022-11-22T21:18:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T02:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1748716"},"modified":"2022-11-22T21:18:02","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T02:18:02","slug":"amber-heard-countersues-insurance-company-over-depp-verdict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amber-heard-countersues-insurance-company-over-depp-verdict\/","title":{"rendered":"Amber Heard Countersues Insurance Company Over Depp Verdict"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Famber-heard-countersues-insurance-company-over-depp-verdict%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1748716&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Actress Amber Heard has countersued her insurance company after the company asked a judge to let them out of the multi-million dollar policy the actress took out to protect her from defamation claims following her trial against ex Johnny Depp and the verdict against her.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/amber-heard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">36-year-old<\/a> actress filed a lawsuit against the New York Marine and General Insurance Company after it reached out to a judge to get out of paying the $8.3 million Heard owes Depp after their highly publicized defamation trial, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2022\/11\/22\/amber-heard-countersues-insurance-company-depp-verdict-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TMZ<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>New York Marine told the judge that after a jury found the actress had committed \u201cwillful misconduct\u201d in her defamation of Depp \u2014 under the California law \u2014 they wouldn\u2019t have to cover Heard because a jury found she had committed a willful act.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Amber Heard is countersuing \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8fsJpYmmgY\">https:\/\/t.co\/8fsJpYmmgY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TMZ (@TMZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TMZ\/status\/1595183121653108738?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In court documents obtained by the outlet, the \u201cAquaman\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/amber-heard-files-notice-of-intent-to-appeal-verdict-in-johnny-depp-defamation-trial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">star<\/a>\u00a0argued that the policy had an \u201cunconditional deal,\u201d which meant that New York Marine would have to pay her defense costs and judgments up to a million dollars, regardless, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-11458181\/Amber-Heard-says-million-dollar-insurance-policy-cover-Johnny-Depp-verdict.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>\u00a0reported. She is suing the insurer for \u201cbreach of contract\u201d and more.<\/p>\n<p>New York Marine wants the actress to pay them $621,693 in exchange for their contribution to Heard\u2019s defense fund because the insurance company claimed its lawyers were kept out of some of the legal proceedings.\u00a0The outlet noted, the insurers are now suing the actress to get out of paying for the libel settlement.<\/p>\n<p>In June, a jury found that the \u201cZombieland\u201d star had defamed Depp in an op-ed the actress penned in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/ive-seen-how-institutions-protect-men-accused-of-abuse-heres-what-we-can-do\/2018\/12\/18\/71fd876a-02ed-11e9-b5df-5d3874f1ac36_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a> in 2018 about domestic violence, awarding the \u201cPirates of the Caribbean\u201d star a total of $15 million in monetary damages, though that was dropped to $10.35 million due to Virginia law, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/jury-awards-johnny-depp-15-million-but-hell-get-millions-less-heres-why\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Daily Wire<\/a> previously reported.<\/p>\n<p>The same jury also awarded the actress $2 million for her defamation claim after she won one of the three countersuit claims she had against Depp\u2019s lawyer in the case.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/johnny-depp-comeback-in-full-swing-after-landing-multi-year-seven-figure-deal-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Johnny Depp Comeback In Full Swing After Landing Multi-Year, Seven-Figure Deal:\u00a0Report<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actress Amber Heard has countersued her insurance company after the company asked a judge to let them out of the multi-million dollar policy the actress took out to protect her from defamation claims following her trial against ex Johnny Depp and the verdict against her. 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