3 Lessons To Learn From Depp-Heard Defamation Litigation

There are countless television shows and movies that offer viewers a front-row seat to witness fictional characters engaged in salacious behavior that ultimately lands them in court. In all of these shows, the outcome at trial leaves a winner and a loser.

In most of these dramas, the actors find themselves in criminal court against their will. This makes sense because most people who have engaged in illegal and/or immoral behavior do not voluntarily initiate legal proceedings in which they will be required to publicly air all of their dirty laundry. Imagine an individual voluntarily filing a lawsuit knowing that he or she would have to testify about frequent drug binges involving cocaine, ecstasy, marijuana, and opioids while sharing the intimate details of a failed marriage. Also imagine a plaintiff filing such a lawsuit knowing that he or she would also be accused by the defendant of inflicting sexual, physical, and emotional abuse. As most of you know, this is