Amber Heard has hired new legal counsel amid her ongoing litigious battle with ex-husband Johnny Depp. Last month, Heard took the necessary step toofficially appeal the verdict in Depp's defamation case against her.
According to the legal documents, obtained by ET, the actress' lawyers at the time filed the paperwork on July 21 in Fairfax County, Virginia, alerting the court they would be filing an appeal in the case where jurors awarded the star $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages.
The punitive damages were later reduced to $350,000 in accordance with the state's statutory cap.Heard was awarded $2 million by the jury in compensatory damages for her counterclaim but nothing in punitive damages.
The jury found Depp liable after his attorney referred to Heard's claims as a «hoax.» Depp has also since filed an appeal of that verdict.Now, Heard will be represented by David L.
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