While we all know that #JudgeWhite's March 27th decision to deny #AmberHeard's latest attempt to get #JohnnyDepp's defamation lawsuit against her dismissed failed. This article does note two things that haven't been mentioned in other articles.

1. "Among issues still ...

to be litigated are whether Virginia’s Anti-SLAPP statute, Va. Code § 8.01-223.2, provides immunity for Heard and whether Heard cannot be liable for the headline of the online version of her essay."

2. "Northern Virginia defamation attorney Lee E. Berlik – not involved in the Depp case – said Virginia has long recognized the concept of defamation-by-implication and White broke no new ground in applying the standard articulated in Pendleton.

But Berlik said the ...

limitations defense might carry weight on appeal, if Heard were to lose.

'Republication generally involves an attempt to reach a new audience by re-stating or modifying defamatory allegations. Here, Heard’s article merely referenced her earlier accusations. To the extent ...

Depp’s claim is based on these 2016 accusations, the claim would be time-barred,' Berlik said."

I'm going to contact the retired New York Judge I've been consulting with about all of #JohnnyDepp's legal cases and inquire about these two things to get his opinion on these ...

two things and the likelihood of these working in #AmberHeard's favor and will update this thread after I speak to him. https://valawyersweekly.com/2020/04/06/johnny-depps-defamation-suit-stays-afloat/