Amber Heard's Insurance Provider Takes Legal Action to Not Pay Damages, Fees from Johnny Depp Trial

Amber Heard’s former insurance provider is taking measures to not be held responsible for paying the actress' legal fees and damages in her defamation case with ex-husband Johnny Depp.

On Friday, Heardrequested a mistrialand a potential re-do on the case, claiming the wrong juror was seated for the proceedings.

Also on Friday, New York Marine and General Insurance Co. filed a lawsuit seeking to not be forced to cover Heard’s legal defense fees and expenses for the multimillion-dollar trial or any subsequent appeal.

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“On October 1, 2019, New York Marine accepted Heard’s defense of the Underlying Action subject to reservation of rights,” the filing reads. “Specifically, New York Marine advised Heard that New York Marine would provide a legal defense but that ‘to the extent California law does not permit an insurer to indemnify the insured, no indemnity can be provided.”

A rep for Heard declined to comment.

According to theLos Angeles Times, a different insurance company, Travelers Commercial Insurance has supported Heard via a 2018 homeowners insurance policy. Travelers sued New York Marine to make it pay half of Heard’s defense costs, the outlet reported, and New York Marine countersued.

Depp’s lawyer Benjamin Chew said onGood Morning Americalast month that, for the actor, thecase was “never about money… this was about restoring his reputation, and he’s done that.”

source: people.com