Park City, Utah –
Gwyneth Paltrow has won a legal battle over a ski crash at a luxury ski resort in Utah in 2016.
Juror rejects retired optometrist’s lawsuit over injuries Paltrow sustained when two fell on beginners’ run at Deer Valley Ski Resort, live-streaming eight days of court testimony After , he sided with Paltrow and linked the incident to a pop culture fixation. .
Actor Paltrow, who has turned into a celebrity wellness entrepreneur in recent years, looked at his lawyers with a pursed smile as the judge read the verdict of an eight-man jury in a Park City courtroom. We eagerly watched two weeks of testimony in what became the biggest celebrity lawsuit since actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard faced off last year.
The dismissal ended two weeks of court proceedings, which were primarily concerned with reputation rather than the monetary damages at issue in this lawsuit. Paltrow’s attorneys described the complaint against her as “complete her BS,” accusing the Goop founder and her CEO of being peculiar to the unfair and frivolous lawsuit, blamed on her celebrity. described as vulnerable to
Paltrow took the witness stand during the trial, claiming the conflict wasn’t her fault, and described how she was surprised when she felt “a body pressed against me and a very strange moan.” Did.
Throughout the trial, the word “uphill” became synonymous with “guilty.” That’s because lawyers have focused on a little-known ski code of conduct that stipulates that skiers ahead of them downhill or downhill have priority.
Viewers around the world followed the celebrity trial like a TV episode. It has little to do with it, and often has more to do with the client’s reputation.
The trial took place in Park City, a resort town known for hosting the annual Sundance Film Festival. Early in her career, Paltrow appeared in film premieres such as 1998’s Sliding Door. He’s an actor, not a lifestyle influencer. Paltrow is also known for her roles in the films Shakespeare in Love and Iron Man.
The jury’s decision represents a painful court defeat for Terry Sanderson, who sued Paltrow for more than US$300,000 over the injuries he suffered when he crashed on a beginner’s run. blamed the other party. Sanderson, 76, broke four ribs and suffered a concussion after the two tumbled down an incline and Paltrow landed on top of him.
He filed an amended complaint after an earlier $3.1 million lawsuit was dismissed. In response, Paltrow counterclaimed for US$1 and attorneys’ fees. It’s a symbolic action that mirrors Taylor’s Swift response to the radio host’s defamation lawsuit. Swift won his US$1 in 2017.
Paltrow’s legal team has attempted to portray Sanderson as an angry, aging, inconsiderate man who has been “obsessed” with his lawsuit against Paltrow over the years. They argued that Paltrow was not responsible for the crash, and that regardless of the accusations, Sanderson exaggerated the extent of his injuries.
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AP writer Anna Furman contributed from Los Angeles.
