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Post by Admin on Mar 25, 2023 4:08:48 GMT
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow took the stand in a Utah courtroom to testify in a civil trial over a 2016 skiing accident over claims she crashed into a retired optometrist at a Utah ski resort. The optometrist is seeking $300,000, while Paltrow is countersuing for a symbolic $1. Randy Kessler, a trial law professor at Emory University, joined CBS News to discuss the case.
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Post by Admin on Mar 27, 2023 3:58:37 GMT
The case pertains to a 2016 ski accident where both parties, which are Ms Paltrow and 76-year-old Terry Sanderson, claim that the other caused the crash. Mr Sanderson claims he suffered a lasting brain injury and four fractured ribs due to the crash and is suing Ms Paltrow for $300,000. Terry Sanderson claims he suffered a lasting brain injury and four fractured ribs due to the crash. For a "symbolic" $1, and attorney's fees that could run into thousands of dollars, Gwyneth Paltrow is counter-suing Mr Sanderson. Ms Paltrow was questioned in court if she was "good friends with Taylor Swift"' and if the damages that she was seeking was inspired by a 2017 sexual assault case involving Ms Swift where she sought $1 in damages. When asked whether or not the damages she was seeking was symbolic, Ms Paltrow admitted that it was. "It's symbolic because the damages would actually be more," she said before adding that his lawsuit was an "attempt to exploit her celebrity and wealth." On day two of the trial, a camera that was placed directly in front of Ms Paltrow and her lawyer was found to be in violation of court decorum. The judge said, "I do see this as a violation, and I've asked that the reporter be told that this is now interrupting our proceedings. If it happens again, the reporter will be asked to leave." In her version of the incident, Ms Paltrow said that she initially thought she was being sexually assaulted, adding that it felt like they were "spooning" when the two fell to the ground. Mr Sanderson and his attorneys have offered an alternative narrative, claiming that the Goop founder "skied out of control". Ms Paltrow denied that she ever engaged in "risky behavior" on a ski run with which she said she was previously familiar.
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Post by Admin on Mar 27, 2023 16:46:52 GMT
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow appears in court after being accused of crashing into a skier during a 2016 family ski vacation.
The man suing the actress claims she was skiing out of control and left him with a concussion and four broken ribs.
Paltrow has countered that he was actually the culprit in the collision and is trying to exploit her celebrity and wealth.
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Post by Admin on Mar 28, 2023 16:10:58 GMT
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Post by Admin on Mar 29, 2023 2:46:10 GMT
Gwyneth Paltrow’s attorneys questioned a series of experts in her civil trial over a 2016 ski collision in Utah. The actor and Goop founder is being sued by retired optometrist Terry Sanderson, who told the jury in an emotional testimony Monday that she crashed into him from behind, causing life-altering injuries. Paltrow claims it was Sanderson who caused the collision.
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