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Post by Admin on Apr 2, 2023 3:55:11 GMT
Gwyneth Paltrow’s ski crash trial may be over, but one of her attorneys has social media buzzing. James Egan went viral during the case for his looks, with some users on social media comparing him to Super Man. Katie Couric even weighed in writing “he’s cute” and Evan Ross Katz wrote “Clark Kent yeah yeah yeah.” James was Gwyneth’s second attorney in her Utah trial. He joined the Epperson & Owens firm in 2016 and focuses on medical malpractice defense. When he isn’t defending the Oscar winner, he is writing songs. James is also a singer-songwriter who posts songs on Spotify, and he has a one-year-old at home!
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Post by Admin on Apr 2, 2023 17:16:53 GMT
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — All that for a dollar? Nah, Gwyneth Paltrow ’s motivation to go to trial to fight a lawsuit accusing her of sending a fellow skier “absolutely flying” at a posh Utah ski resort in 2016 was about vindication. She got it when a jury found her not at fault in the collision, granting her exactly the $1 she sought in her countersuit. As a court reporter read the verdict, the courtroom gallery made up mostly of her supporters exhaled while Paltrow sat next to her lawyer intently and avoided displaying emotion that could be interpreted as surprise or gloating. She might have come out ahead in the court of public opinion, too, Hollywood lawyers and publicists say. “It’s not often that you go through the whole expense and time and bother of litigation for a dollar,” said Tre Lovell, a Los Angeles lawyer who handles many celebrity cases. “But she wanted to turn this into a positive as a way of saying ‘I’m not going to get taken advantage of,’ and ‘I’m a good person.’” The actor-turned-influencer avoided engaging in any memorable missteps during the eight-day trial that she attended every day as viewers in Park City, Utah, and around the world watched closely. She even ended things on a classy note when she stopped before leaving court to lean over and tap her accuser’s shoulder to wish him best of luck. “She came across on the stand very well,” said Emily D. Baker, legal analyst and former Los Angeles deputy district attorney. “She was personable, she was firm, but she wasn’t ever aggressive. And it actually came across that she had empathy for what this plaintiff has gone through.” When 76-year-old Terry Sanderson filed the lawsuit in 2019, it was the kind of case that seemed to scream for the quick, confidential settlement typical in lawsuits against celebrities. Instead, it endured for four years through trial. “I felt that acquiescing to a false claim compromised my integrity,” Paltrow posted to her 8.3 million Instagram followers after the verdict. Sanderson himself questioned afterward whether the lawsuit was worth it and said he believed that people tend to naturally trust celebrities like Paltrow.
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Post by Admin on Apr 2, 2023 19:38:53 GMT
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow has thanked jurors who found her not liable for a 2016 ski crash at a resort in the US state of Utah.
Retired optometrist Terry Sanderson, 76, had said the Hollywood actress crashed into him, inflicting life-changing injuries.
Mr Sanderson, who was seeking $300,000 (£245,000) in damages, said Thursday's verdict was "very disappointing".
Jurors sided with Ms Paltrow, 50, who blamed Mr Sanderson for the accident and countersued for $1 plus legal fees.
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