Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow won this Thursday a millionaire trial against him for ski accident happened seven years ago in the United States. A jury decided unanimously that their plaintiff caused the incident.
Terry Sandersonthe retired optometrist who collided with paltrow in 2016 at a luxurious ski resort in Utah, he was considered 100% responsible for the accident after about two hours of deliberations. Sanderson had sued Paltrow in 2019 over the crash at the Deer Valley compound which he says left him with four broken ribs and permanent brain damage, and it caused expenses in the order of US$3.3 million. Paltrow claimed that It was Sanderson who shocked her from behind and countersued for the symbolic value of a dollar and representation expenses.
during the trialwhich began on Tuesday of last week in Park City, Utahthe jury heard various specialists detail Sanderson’s medical history who prior to the accident he had suffered a heart attack, loss of vision in one eye and psychological problems. The jury members also listened to resort employeesas well as the versions of both parties.
“Mr. Sanderson categorically hit me on that hillside”, Paltrow said as she took the podium. “Two skis went in between my skis, forcing my legs apart, and then there was a body pressing down on me, and there was a very strange growling sound. I felt violated,” added the actress who at the time skied with her children and her partner brad falchuk.
“I was hit from behind very hard, and it was right up to my shoulder blades,” Sanderson, 76, later said, adding: “It was a very serious shock, never in my life had I been hit so hard and I was flying. The last thing I remember is that everything went black.”
In his closing arguments, the lawyers asked for financial compensation of $ 3.27 million for Sanderson, who claims that the impact changed his personality and affected his ability to socialize with his family and enjoy his life. Her legal team argued Thursday that the man deserves $33 for every hour he spends awake since the accident until his deathwhich according to the lawyers It should happen in ten years.
“$3,276,000 for the 17 years Terry has to deal with this permanent brain damage”said his lawyer Lawrence Buhler who added: “They may say the damage is priceless, but This is the most valuable time of your life”
“He hit her, he hurt her, and now he’s asking her to pay him $3 million just because.”Paltrow’s lawyer said, stephen owens. “The easiest thing for my client would be to have written a check and get out of this, but what message does he pass on to his children? What is the price to pay for being famous?“Owens continued and closed: “That’s wrong, he hurt her, and now he wants money from her.. And that’s why we’re here. It’s not fair”.
The trial has captured public opinion and generated an avalanche of memes and comments on social networks from Paltrow’s locker room to details of the interrogations. Regardless of her career as a movie star, Paltrow has fully immersed herself in the wellness industry with her brand Goopwhich sells products such as vitamins, diets, candles and sex toys.
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