Johnny Depp Appeals $2mil Judgment for Adam Waldman Statements - Brief filed - Attorney Analysis

Johnny Depp filed his appeal brief right on time in the Virginia Court of Appeal. This brief is addressing his arguments that the $2 million judgment entered against him on the basis of statements Adam Waldman made to the Daily Mail about Amber's abuse allegations should be reversed. The $10 million judgment against Amber is being addressed separately in her appeal, and she was granted an extension of time to November 23 to file her brief.Show more

Remember, I am waiting to do technical legal analysis until all of the briefs have been filed, so this video is more to give you my big picture impressions and my insights about its style and presentation. Overall, it's very competent legal work and easy to read. Ben's clarity and organization will please the court. But, if I'm going to criticize something, it's that the brief lacked an emotional hook and was overall a bit dry - it's easy to understand but the reader isn't compelled to care about the legal questions. I'm betting that we will see a noticeable difference in "voice" from Amber's brief.

00:00 Intro
00:23 Johnny Depp knows about my channel!
02:07 Big picture takeaway: Appeals are hard to win and Johnny probably won't
03:21 I personally think his best chance is with third error argued
04:29 The hard part is court's skepticism about attorneys making public statements
06:57 Style-wise, you can hear Ben Chew's voice in the brief - clear and organized
08:07 Same old Andrea criticism: Needs more storytelling
11:23 A big deal for appeal attorneys: Johnny has an issue of first impression!
13:38 A prediction: Amber's brief will complicate where Johnny's tries to simplify
16:51 Takeaway: Johnny's brief is a very competent presentation of his arguments
17:23 Coming up: Amber's brief plus Amber's response to Johnny, then replies