The jury ruled that Gwyneth Paltrow is innocent and did not cause a 2016 skiing accident, rejecting claims by 70-year-old Terry Anderson who claimed she suffered irreparable bodily harm after the crash.
Gwyneth Paltrow has been considered not guilty of causing a skiing accident in 2016: the jury ruled in favor of the actress in the case brought by ophthalmologist Terry Sanderson.
The man claimed the star struck him in the back causing brain damage and demanded $300,000 in compensation.
In recent days, Gwyneth Paltrow has always been present in the courtroom in Park City, Utah, where the hearings took place. At the end of the testimonies and statements of the lawyers, the jury decided that Sanderson is the culprit of the clash, accepting the request that the actress had made, namely to receive the symbolic amount of 1 dollar and, according to some online newspapers, the payment of legal fees.
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The Oscar winner said in a statement: “I feel that agreeing to a false reconstruction, by accepting a settlement, would have compromised my integrity. I am delighted with the outcome of the trial and appreciate all the hard work of Judge Holmberg and the jury, and thank them for their attention in handling this case.“. Gwyneth’s lawyer had argued instead: “Sanderson hit her, hurt her and has no right to receive a reward for hurting her“.
The actress, according to her lawyer’s statements, was skiing together with her children and their instructor, staying on the side indicated for slower and inexperienced skiers. Sanderson was instead proceeding at a higher speed and can’t see well in his right eye. The two offered a totally different reconstruction of what happened and each had claimed to have been shot from behind.
Sanderson’s lawyer, on the other hand, explained that he was convinced that Gwyneth Paltrow is certain she was hit by her client while she was skiing, but that it is a belief linked to the confusion caused by the sudden impact. Robert Sykes, the man’s lawyer, had argued that the evidence proved his client’s reconstruction and that the staff responsible for the ski slope had protected Gwyneth, as she was a famous and wealthy client.
The actress’s lawyers later questioned whether the man’s physical problems were related to the accident, having started before that moment, and whether Sanderson lied because he took numerous holidays abroad in the following years, as evidenced by the photos posted online.
