Is anyone watching the Depp -Heard Libel trial ?

8.01-430. When final judgment to be entered after verdict set aside.

When the verdict of a jury in a civil action is set aside by a trial court upon the ground that it is contrary to the evidence, or without evidence to support it, a new trial shall not be granted if there is sufficient evidence before the court to enable it to decide the case upon its merits, but such final judgment shall be entered as to the court shall seem right and proper. If necessary to assess damages which have not been assessed, the court may empanel a jury at its bar to make such assessment, and then enter such final judgment.

Nothing in this section contained shall be construed to give to trial courts any greater power over verdicts than they now have under existing rules of procedure, nor to impair the right to move for a new trial on the ground of after-discovered evidence.

Code 1950, § 8-352; 1977, c. 617.
 
hollydolly said:
well we'll wait and see.. because SHE did say that...
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StarSong said:
My apologies for presuming. As I said, I avoided the case as much as possible.
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Alligatorob said:
Does that make the judge smarter? Or just more powerful.

You know when I typed my post I automatically said he, but then I changed it to gender neutral. I did not know. These days there are more female US lawyers and law school graduated than male. Not so for judges, but they are catching up.
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Yes, I was apologizing for presumptuously using the male pronoun. (We really DO need a better option than "they/them" as gender neutral pronouns.)

I knew she - or any judge at that level - wouldn't have the authority to declare a judgment closed to the appeal process.
 
@hollydolly, to be clear, I'm not saying that you didn't hear/read what you said- or even that the judge didn't state it - but most Americans have seen very public judgments like this spending years in the appeals process before final settlements are reached.
 
StarSong said:
most Americans have seen very public judgments like this spending years in the appeals process before final settlements are reached.
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I am not a lawyer, but have done a lot of expert witness work. And this is exactly what happens. In my experience most cases end with a negotiated settlement, and less paid. My thinking is that Depp is not as interested in the money as he is in preserving the decision. It's his reputation that matters, he has lots of money.

So there is room for negotiations.
StarSong said:
We really DO need a better option than "they/them" as gender neutral pronouns.
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Yeah, it is awkward. They/them works some times, but not always.

I have always appreciated the change to Ms. from Mrs. and Miss, something like that maybe? No idea what the word should be though.
 
Alligatorob said:
I am not a lawyer, but have done a lot of expert witness work. And this is exactly what happens. In my experience most cases end with a negotiated settlement, and less paid. My thinking is that Depp is not as interested in the money as he is in preserving the decision. It's his reputation that matters, he has lots of money.

So there is room for negotiations.

Yeah, it is awkward. They/them works some times, but not always.

I have always appreciated the change to Ms. from Mrs. and Miss, something like that maybe? No idea what the word should be though.
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I read something about Mx. in place of Mr. Mrs/ Miss or Ms. Presuming it's pronounced "mix."

For he/she, him/her and his/hers I saw
Xe, Xem and Xyr. Guessing the X is pronounced like a Z in all cases.

I like it better than appropriating our existing plural pronouns.
 
StarSong said:
I read something about Mx. in place of Mr. Mrs/ Miss or Ms. Presuming it's pronounced "mix."

For he/she, him/her and his/hers I saw
Xe, Xem and Xyr. Guessing the X is pronounced like a Z in all cases.

I like it better than appropriating our existing plural pronouns.
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That probably makes sense.

However the Z thing might be hard for me to adjust to. Maybe its something for the next generation. I'll probably just stick to the awkward they/them or trying to avoid pronoun use...
 
Both Johnny Depp and Amber Heard have filed their Notice of Appeal from the final Judgment Order of the Circuit Court.
 
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