Gwyneth Paltrow returns to court for ski collision lawsuit
the police. The police are investigating the case. The police are investigating the case. Gwyneth Paltrow is back in court today, while the actress and wellness guru has made her living in the spotlight at this trial. She's camera shy. Your honor, we have a new camera pointed directly at my client right there on the right. I'm mad.
Her lawyer complaining the cameras were pointed at Paltrow more than was agreed upon. The judge ordering them to point elsewhere. I recognize it as a problem. The trial pits Paltrow against the law. The judge is considering the case. The lawyer is saying that the police are not going to stop the case. She knew what she was doing was dangerous.
She knew it was reckless. Plaintiff Terry Sanderson is suing Paltrow for $300,000 for what he claims was negligence, saying the collision left him with broken ribs, brain damage and other lasting injuries. His attorney, citing a Utah law saying it's the uphill skiers. Responsibility to yield the case. The judge is considering the case. The attorney is calling the attorneys to be the mafia saying Anderson was the one who crashed into her, describing it as a quote full body blow. Her attorney calling the claims quote utter BS.
Suddenly she sees two skis appear between her skis. And a man. Comes up right behind her. She doesn't know what's going on. What's going on. And then she sees Anderson. He's just a man who said he was fine, a claim a witness who skied with Sanderson disputes.
I heard her scream and then and then and then I see this this this year just slamming of the back Terry. And when she just slammed him very hard, and then she just bulls and just takes off. And then she just went straight down. Legal experts say liability ultimately boils down to the positions of the judge. And the judge says if the jury concludes that the plaintiff was uphill and not downhill as he's alleged, it's game over. They will never really even reach damages Pautros defense team grilling Sanderson's expert witness Wendell Gibby, a radiologist, getting him to seed a critical point. Is it your testimony that the ribs could not have been caused by him striking someone rather than being struck? I think it's less likely that the judge will be able to prove to the judge that it could be the other way around.
Anything's possible. Sanderson initially sued Pautros for just over $3 million, but amended the complaint and amount after the first complaint was dismissed. A potential weakness in the plaintiff's case, according to legal experts, there's usually no point in suing an individual who's out of control and hits you on the slope, unless they are in a position to be charged. There was a lot of focus on injuries Sanderson suffered in court today. What is his team saying about that? What did we learn about? What is Pautros team saying? It's a busy day in court today. Sanderson's team called the neuro radiologist to the stand today who said Sanderson suffered a significant brain injury. He testified Sanderson became forgetful, angry, and his depression worsened after the accident, but another witness, a neuropsychologist said he admitted Sanderson may have had preexisting issues with his brain, his mood, and his health.
That was a main defense from Pautros team during yesterday's opening statements suggesting any forgetfulness was because of his age and pointing to a picture Sanderson posted after the crash where they say he appeared to be happy and was smiling. Thank you.
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