Gwyneth Paltrow in court as opening statements are made in ski crash trial
nme.coma collision at a ski resort in Park City, with Terry Sanderson claiming that The Royal Tenenbaums actor collided with him and knocked “him down hard, knocking him out,” as reported by Law and Crime.Sanderson claims the incident left him with “permanent traumatic brain injury, 4 broken ribs, pain, suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, emotional distress and disfigurement”.
However, Paltrow has stated in a counter-suit that Sanderson was the one that crashed into her, causing a “full body hit,” which left her with minor injuries meaning she couldn’t ski for the rest of the day.
She also states that Sanderson apologised immediately for the crash.Opening statements in the jury trial began today, with proceedings scheduled to last for eight days.
The 50-year-old Oscar winner and her children are expected to testify during the proceedings.The incident occurred in February 2016 on the beginners slope at the Deer Valley resort where Ms Paltrow was skiing on a family vacation.
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