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Terry Sanderson, a retired optometrist,
suffered a concussion and four broken ribs in the incident. He
said the injuries led to a traumatic brain injury and had sought
more than $300,000 in damages from Paltrow at a civil trial.
Sanderson, 76, said a woman he later learned was Paltrow was
skiing out of control when she ran into his back and sent him
flying on a hill at Deer Valley Resort. A friend of Sanderson's
testified that he saw Paltrow crash into the former doctor.
Paltrow said she did not cause the accident and that it was
Sanderson who struck her from behind.
The eight-person jury sided with Paltrow, ruling that Sanderson
was 100% at fault, and awarded Paltrow the $1 in symbolic
damages that she had asked for in a countersuit.
The "Shakespeare in Love" actor, also known for her Goop
lifestyle brand, smiled as the verdict was read. Her attorney
said in court that she would not comment on the decision.
During her testimony, Paltrow had told jurors that she was
skiing with her two children when "two skis came between my
skis, forcing my legs apart, and then there was a body pressing
against me and there was a very strange grunting noise."
Both fell to the ground with Paltrow on top of Sanderson, in a
heap of skis and limbs, she said.
"I did not cause the accident, so I cannot be at fault for
anything that subsequently happened to him," she said.
(Reporting by Lisa Richwine; Additional reporting by Danielle
Broadway;Editing by Leslie Adler and Deepa Babington)
(Photo: Gwyneth Paltrow looks on as her
attorney objects during the closing arguments of her trial, in
Park City, Utah, U.S., March 30, 2023. Rick Bowmer/Pool via
REUTERS)
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