Gwyneth Paltrow trial – live: Actor tells court she initially thought skiing accident was ‘sexual assault’
Gwyneth Paltrow says she briefly thought a 2016 ski collision was in fact a sexual assault and “froze” when a set of skis suddenly “forced my legs apart.”
Terry Sanderson, 76, has accused the Hollywood star of crashing into him on a ski slope at the Deer Valley resort in Park City, Utah, in February 2016, leaving him with “permanent traumatic brain injury, four broken ribs, pain, suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, emotional distress and disfigurement”.
Meanwhile, Paltrow claims it was Mr Sanderson who crashed into her — and that he told his daughter afterwards that he was “famous.” The Goop mogul is expected to be called on the stand by Mr Sanderson’s attorneys today.
In court on Thursday, Mr Sanderon’s lawyer Robert Sykes hit out at the star’s legal team for asking his daughter about claims by another daughter that their father was abusive.
Mr Sykes claimed that Paltrow’s team was only going down that route because the actor “is worried about the way this case is going”.
“You can’t just attack someone’s character because his client is worried about the way this case is going,” he said.
Mr Sanderson is seeking $300,000 from Paltrow while she is seeking a symbolic $1 in damages and for her legal fees to be covered.
Terry Sanderson’s attorney has claimed that Gwyneth Paltrow is “worried” about the way the trial is going.
Key Points
Gwyneth Paltrow says she first thought ski crash was sexual assault and ‘froze’
Oscar-winning actor Gwyneth Paltrow faces civil suit after 2016 ski crash
Retired optometrist Terry Sanderson and Paltrow have very different versions of events
Sanderson suffered ‘permanent traumatic brain injury, four broken ribs ... emotional distress’
Trial will decide damages
Gwyneth Paltrow questioned over friendship with Taylor Swift in ski accident trial
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Retired optometrist heard ‘hysterical screaming’ before collision
00:00 , Andrea Blanco
Mr Sanderson alleges that Ms Paltrow was coming down the beginner slope of Bandana Run on Flagstaff mountain in an “out-of-control” manner, according to Court TV.
He claims that she struck him so hard that he was knocked out. At a press conference in 2019, he said that moments before the collision, he “heard this just hysterical screaming like … King Kong in the jungle or something”.
Terry Sanderson during a press conference in 2019
He said at the time that he thought the speed at which Ms Paltrow was allegedly coming at him could explain the extent of his injuries. “A little bitty bullet can make a big hole,” he said, according to The Salt Lake Tribune.
At that press conference announcing the lawsuit, Mr Sanderson said he noticed a number of large “slow down” signs as he headed down Bandana run, so he slowed down but still stayed with the flow of other skiers coming down the slope.
“It was just instantaneous,” he said in 2019. “I got hit in my back. ... It felt like it had just drove me forward.”
He said he could remember not being able to control himself as he went down.
“And then that’s all I remember to that point — just out,” he said.
Gwyneth Paltrow questioned over friendship with Taylor Swift in ski accident trial
Friday 24 March 2023 23:35 , Graeme Massie
‘I would not say we are good friends, we are friendly,’ Paltrow testified.
Gwyneth Paltrow questioned over friendship with Taylor Swift
Court is in recess for the weekend
Friday 24 March 2023 23:19 , Graeme Massie
The jury will return to the courtroom in Park City, Utah, at 9am MT on Monday morning.
Paltrow says she did not aks how Terry Sanderson was after accident
Friday 24 March 2023 23:01 , Graeme Massie
“He hit me and I was very upset,” she told the court.
She said her ski instructor had asked Mr Sanderson how he was and he had replied, “I am okay.”
And she said that she is now asking for more than a “symbolic $1.”
“For me, there is a delineation between the $1 I would receive and the lawyer fees being reimbursed,” she added.
Gwyneth Paltrow paid almost $9000 for private ski lessons
Friday 24 March 2023 22:53 , Graeme Massie
“That’s what they charged,” said Gwyneth Paltrow said with a deep sigh. “This is what Deer Valley charges when you go and ask for a private instructor, that’s the fee, unfortunately.”
She was asked if Terry Sanderson had hurt her during the accident.
“He did. when we fell over my right knee felt like it had been over-stretched and my back hurt,” she said.
The Hollywood star told the court she got a massage after the incident but did not have to seek any medical care.
Gwyneth Paltrow says she feels ‘very sorry’ for Terry Sanderson but did not cause accident
Friday 24 March 2023 22:34 , Graeme Massie
Gwyneth Paltrow told the court on Friday afternoon under cross-examination that she felt “very sorry for” Terry Sanderson.
“It seems he has had a very difficult life but I did not cause the accident so I cannot be at fault for anything that subsequently happened to him,” she told the jury.
The actor also testified that she did not give Sanderson brain injuries that her defence lawyer says showed up on a 2006 MRI.
The court was shown a selfie photograph of Ms Paltrow and her son Moses on the ski lift on the day of the accident and she testified that she always wears a helmet when she skis for safety and for some anonymity.
“When I am skiing I like to try to keep a low profile,” she added.
She was also asked about her history of skiing with her father, who died when he was in his 50s, causing her to step away from the sport for a while.
“I was pretty devastated by his death and being in a ski resort or on a chairlift was difficult for me and I avoided it for a few years until I had my own kids and I heard his voice in my head telling me I should teach them to ski,” she said.
She told the court that her first husband Chris Martin of Coldplay, did not ski but she had started again with now husband Brad Falchuk in an attempt to “blend” their two families.
She added that she was not distracted and was paying attention to where she was skiing on the day of the accident.
Gwyneth Paltrow says she first thought ski crash was sexual assault and ‘froze’
Friday 24 March 2023 22:24 , Graeme Massie
‘I thought, is this a practical joke? Is someone doing something perverted? This is very strange,’ actor told a Utah court
Gwyneth Paltrow says she first thought ski crash was sexual assault and ‘froze’
Gwyneth Paltrow did not ask anyone at Deer Valley about Mr Sanderson’s condition
Friday 24 March 2023 21:52 , Andrea Blanco
“Did you ever ask, ‘Hey how is that guy who ran into my back,’ Did you ask anyone at Deer Valley about that?” an attorney for Mr Sanderson asked.
Ms Paltrow answered: “I did not because at the time, I did not know he had sustained injuries like that.”
“... When you are the victim of a crash, your psychology is not necessarily about the person who perpetrated it.”
Goop Mogul says she is ‘starting to shrink'
Friday 24 March 2023 21:34 , Andrea Blanco
Under cross-examination, Ms Paltrow was asked how tall she is.
“I’m just under 5’10,” Ms Paltrow said.
Her answer prompted an unlikely pleasant exchange between her and an attorney for the man who is suing her.
“I’m so jealous,” the lawyer said.
Ms Paltrow then said: “I’m starting to shrink, though.”
“You and me both. I have to wear four-inch heels just to make it to 5’5’’.”
Gwyneth Paltrow briefly thought ski collision was sexual assault
Friday 24 March 2023 21:28 , Andrea Blanco
Ms Paltrow says she “froze” when two skis came between hers, “forcing her legs apart.”
“And then there was a body pressing against me and there was a very strange, grunting noise,” Ms Paltrow said. “My brain was trying to make sense of what was happening.”
“I thought, is this a practical joke? Is someone doing something perverted? This is very strange.”
The Goop mogul later clarified that she was not accusing Mr Sanderson of sexual assault, but that at the moment of the accident, her brain was trying to reconcile what was going on.
Gwyneth Paltrow confronted for ‘lack of common decency’
Friday 24 March 2023 21:15 , Andrea Blanco
When asked if she was aware that not leaving the scene of a ski collision is not only a rule in skiing but also common decency, Ms Paltrow argued that she had left her information with her skiing instructor.
“Because I was hit by Mr Sanderson and I assumed he was at fault,” Ms Paltrow said. “[My instructor] said he would leave all the information ... I said you should go ski down because my kids were waiting for me.”
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Gwyneth Paltrow takes the stand
Friday 24 March 2023 20:58 , Andrea Blanco
Court takes recess
Friday 24 March 2023 20:49 , Andrea Blanco
Judge Kent Holmberg said parties will reconvene in 30 minutes.
GoPro video footage of Gwyneth Paltrow ski crash may not exist
Friday 24 March 2023 20:31 , Andrea Blanco
Rumoured GoPro video footage of Gwyneth Paltrow’s ski collision may not actually exist, the court has heard on Friday.
Reference to footage of the 2016 incident had previously been made during the trial in an email sent by Mr Sanderson’s daughter.
The jury was previously shown an email, sent by Shae Sanderson-Herath, in which she referred to possible GoPro footage of the crash.
But giving evidence on Friday, Ms Sanderson-Herath said she had not actually seen any such footage, though she had believed it existed at the time.
“After my dad told me about what he was feeling and that he could hardly think, and that he had rung his bell I believe he mentioned, there had to be GoPro video,” she told the court.
“He said there has to be GoPro footage because there was this big blood-curdling scream, so that means someone with a GoPro would have turned to look and captured it.”
She added: “I have never seen GoPro video and I don’t know that it does exist. I believed there was GoPro video at the time and that’s why I said that.
“I just wanted my dad to have peace of mind that there was video out there that showed what happened.”
Gwyneth Paltrow’s attorney hits out at Terry Sanderson’s daughter
Friday 24 March 2023 19:59 , Andrea Blanco
Steve Owens said he felt like “the wet blanket” exposing unpleasantries because Mr Sanderson’s daughters were painting an unfavourably positive view of him.
“Help me out,” Mr Owens said. “Are you saying that everything about your dad’s personality was good before the accident and everything about your dad’s personality was bad after the accident?
Under cross-examination, Shae Sanderson denied those remarks.
WATCH: Moment Terry Sanderson’s daughter accuses Gwyneth Paltrow of ‘ignoring’ her father in mountain ski crash
Friday 24 March 2023 19:44 , Andrea Blanco
Terry Sanderson was ‘fun-loving, gregarious goer’ before accident, daughter tells jury
Friday 24 March 2023 19:17 , Andrea Blanco
On Thursday, the court heard testimony from Mr Sanderson’s daughter, Polly Sanderson-Grasham.
Ms Sanderson-Grasham said her father had been a “fun-loving, gregarious” man prior to the incident, describing him as a “goer” and a “real positive influence”, as well as an experienced skier.
But she said seeing him at her own daughter’s graduation around three months after the skiing crash had been like a “slap in the face”.
“I felt like ‘wow’. There was a moment when I almost expected drool to come out of his mouth,” she said.
“He wasn’t engaged with anyone… that was my first slap in the face that something is terribly wrong.”
She added that her father could now not “see the forest for the trees” and got stuck “in the minutiae” of things.
“He’s easily frustrated, he gets agitated, angry – I didn’t have memory of him being an angry person but he’s got a pretty short fuse these days,” she said.
“I think he’s just a little more cautious, not as confident – he’s in a really negative place and that’s hard for me as his daughter.”
Ms Sanderson-Grasham later became emotional, telling the court: “I hope that (my father) moves on. I hope that we’re able to put this very strange chapter behind us.
“We don’t always choose the doors we walk through but we can choose how we walk through them. We have a lot of healing to do.”
Terry Sanderson accuses Gwyneth Pattrow of ‘ignoring’ him in mountain ski crash
Friday 24 March 2023 18:17 , Andrea Blanco
In court on Friday, Mr Sanderson’s attorneys showed his daughter the picture of a park employee who took him to be evaluated in the immediate aftermath of the ski crash.
Mr Sanderson sent the picture to his daughter Shae once he was transported to the hospital.
“Whitney had me entertained while probing me with questions to evaluate my senses. A dedicated outdoor person and house lover from Michigan,” he wrote. “She also took me down to the toboggan by herself and won the DV Women Downhill race contest. A sweetheart”
“I recognize this woman’s smile and I do remember he had an awful day but this woman came to his rescue,” Shae testified. “She was his angel and took care of him finally, after a long time of being ignored in the mountain.”
The defence objected to the remarks, and the judge agreed that the comment should be stricken and disregarded by the jury.
Terry Sanderson’s daughter says there is no GoPro video of ski collision
Friday 24 March 2023 17:55 , Andrea Blanco
Terry Sanderson’s daughter Shae explained her mention of a GoPro video of the accident in an email thread.
“After my dad told me about what he was feeling and that he could hardly think, his brain was numb,” Shae told the jury. “He couldn’t breathe without having a stabbing sensation in his chest.”
She added: “I believe he mentioned that with this resort and so many people on the screen run, there had to be GoPro video.”
“He said, ‘There has to be GoPro footage, there just has to be, because there was this blood-curdling scream before I got hit in the back and that means a person with a GoPro camera would look toward [the scene of the accident] and get it on their GoPro video.”
Mr Sanderson’s daughter takes the stand
Friday 24 March 2023 17:30 , Andrea Blanco
Shay Sanderson Herth is called to the stand to testify about the impact of the skiing collision on her father.
Family member says he can only take Mr Sanderson ‘in small dosis’ after accident
Friday 24 March 2023 17:28 , Andrea Blanco
Mr Herth said that Mr Sanderson had become anxious, frustrated and paranoid following the incident.
“You can only take Terry in small dosis now,” Mr Herth testified.
‘It was like day and night before and after the accident,’ court hears
Friday 24 March 2023 17:10 , Andrea Blanco
Mr Sanderson’s son-in-law’s brother Mark Stephen Herth testified in court on Friday.
Mr Herth said he briefly lived with Mr Sanderson in 2015 and still has a close friendship with him.
“His comprehension had gone down, he’d get confused,” Mr Herth said. “Confused, comprehension and after a few instances you could tell he was getting frustrated.”
“It was like day and night before and after the accident. I think he tried to go skiing a couple of times but I don’t think he’s gone since the accident.”
“It was clear to me that it was a dead end ... [H]e wasn’t mentally prepared to go skiing again.”
Defence tried to argue Mr Sanderson did not lose consciousness
Friday 24 March 2023 16:42 , Andrea Blanco
Dr Boehmer said that Mr Sanderson’s disorientation after the accident was indicative of a concussion.
Ms Paltrow’s attorneys argued that in the incident report, it wasn’t stated that Mr Sanderson lost consciousness.
“You don’t need to have your eyes closed, blacked out to call it a loss of consciousness. I can’t tell you the number of times on a Sunday afternoon, a football player is hit in the head and he just sits there, doing nothing. We immediately notice there is something wrong and we run out there ...”
“We know that is a loss of consciousness.”
Court takes short recess
Friday 24 March 2023 16:07 , Andrea Blanco
Terry Sanderson had ‘closed head injury’ when he was 10
Friday 24 March 2023 16:07 , Andrea Blanco
Dr Boehmer said that Mr Sanderson had reported suffering a close head injury when he was 10 years old.
The defence also brought up a fall following the 2016 skiing accident, which reportedly left Mr Sanderson unconscious for 45 minutes.
Elsewhere in cross-examination, the defence sought to poke holes in Dr Boehmer’s previous testimony that the most likely scenario was that Ms Paltrow crashed into Mr Sanderson instead of the other way around.
Terry Sanderson’s symptoms have been persistent for years, court hears
Friday 24 March 2023 15:38 , Andrea Blanco
Dr Richard Boehme testified over video on Friday that Mr Sanderson had had persistent symptoms from his brain injury for at least five years.
When asked about the defence’s attempts to pin Mr Sanderson’s symptoms on his pre-existent comorbidities, Dr Boehme said that hypertension, sleep apnea, prostate cancer and migraine would cause the post-concussion symptoms Mr Sanderson is experiencing.
Gwyneth Paltrow arrives in court for fourth day of trial
Friday 24 March 2023 15:12 , Andrea Blanco
WATCH TRIAL LIVE: Gwyneth Paltrow to take stand in ski crash trial in Utah
Friday 24 March 2023 15:00 , Andrea Blanco
Expert Richard Boehme says Sanderson is considered to have a “permanent” brain injury
Friday 24 March 2023 14:32 , Andrea Blanco
Given that Mr Sanderson’s brain injury has lasted more than 18 months, Dr Boehme said his traumatic brain injury (TBI) would be considered permanent.
Dr Boehme declined to comment on the severity of the TBI given the limited scope of his treatment of Mr Sanderson, but said the fact that he was still exhibiting symptoms when he evaluated him six years after the collision makes the chronic conditions of the injuries clear.
WATCH: Moment Paltrow’s attorney apologises for being ‘an ass'
Friday 24 March 2023 14:00 , Rachel Sharp
Gwyneth Paltrow’s security team offers ‘treats’ at ski trial
Friday 24 March 2023 13:30 , Rachel Sharp
Gwyneth Paltrow’s security team offered to bring “treats” to the bailiffs in the Utah courtroom where she is standing trial.
The Hollywood star and Goop CEO is being sued by retired optometrist Dr Terry Sanderson, 76, who claims she ploughed into him on the slopes of Flagstaff Mountain at the Deer Valley Resort on 26 February 2016.
Mr Sanderson claims Paltrow slammed into him in a “full body hit” leaving him with “permanent traumatic brain injury, four broken ribs, pain, suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, emotional distress and disfigurement”. Meanwhile, Ms . Paltrow claims it was Ms Sanderson who crashed into her.
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Judge responds after Gwyneth Paltrow’s security team offers ‘treats’ at ski tria
Terry Sanderson attorney claims Paltrow is ‘worried’ about case
Friday 24 March 2023 13:00 , Rachel Sharp
Terry Sanderson’s attorney has claimed that Gwyneth Paltrow is “worried” about the way the trial is going.
In court on Thursday, Mr Sanderon’s lawyer Robert Sykes hit out at the star’s legal team for asking his daughter about claims by another daughter that their father was abusive.
Mr Sykes claimed that Paltrow’s team was only going down that route because the actor “is worried about the way this case is going”.
“You can’t just attack someone’s character because his client is worried about the way this case is going,” he said.
Gwyneth Paltrow causing ski collision is most likely scenario, US court told
Friday 24 March 2023 12:30 , Rachel Sharp
Gwyneth Paltrow colliding with a man from behind on a ski slope and falling on top of him is the “only scenario” that would explain his injuries, a US court has heard.
Terry Sanderson provided “a cushion” for the Oscar-winning actress during the incident at the Deer Valley resort in Utah in 2016, jurors were told.
The retired optometrist is suing Ms Paltrow over the crash, in which he suffered several broken ribs and a severe concussion.
Ms Paltrow has denied the claim and is counter-suing Mr Sanderson, alleging it was him that caused the collision.
Both are expected to provide testimony at the trial on Friday.
On Thursday jurors heard testimony from Dr Richard Boehne, who said Mr Sanderson’s injuries could only have been caused by being struck from behind.
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Gwyneth Paltrow causing ski collision is most likely scenario, US court told
Terry Sanderson was ‘fun-loving, gregarious goer’ before accident, daughter tells jury
Friday 24 March 2023 12:00 , Andrea Blanco
On Thursday, the court heard testimony from Mr Sanderson’s daughter, Polly Sanderson-Grasham.
Ms Sanderson-Grasham said her father had been a “fun-loving, gregarious” man prior to the incident, describing him as a “goer” and a “real positive influence”, as well as an experienced skier.
But she said seeing him at her own daughter’s graduation around three months after the skiing crash had been like a “slap in the face”.
“I felt like ‘wow’. There was a moment when I almost expected drool to come out of his mouth,” she said.
“He wasn’t engaged with anyone… that was my first slap in the face that something is terribly wrong.”
She added that her father could now not “see the forest for the trees” and got stuck “in the minutiae” of things.
“He’s easily frustrated, he gets agitated, angry – I didn’t have memory of him being an angry person but he’s got a pretty short fuse these days,” she said.
“I think he’s just a little more cautious, not as confident – he’s in a really negative place and that’s hard for me as his daughter.”
Ms Sanderson-Grasham later became emotional, telling the court: “I hope that (my father) moves on. I hope that we’re able to put this very strange chapter behind us.
“We don’t always choose the doors we walk through but we can choose how we walk through them. We have a lot of healing to do.”
Who will testify in court today?
Friday 24 March 2023 11:30 , Rachel Sharp
- Terry Sanderson – the man suing Gwyneth Paltrow over the 2016 ski crash – is expected to take the stand today in the civil trial.
- Mr Sanderson’s daughter Shea Gresham is also expected to testify. (His daughter Polly Sanderson Grasham took the stand on Thursday).
- Gwyneth Paltrow is also expected to be called to testify if there is time.
Neuropsychologist who once worked with Tom Brady testifies for Gwyneth Paltrow’s ski collision victim
Friday 24 March 2023 11:00 , Andrea Blanco
A neuropsychologist testifying for a man suing Gwyneth Paltrow over a 2016 skiing collision has lashed out at the defence’s claims that he is “exaggerating his injuries”.
Ms Paltrow is being sued by retired optometrist Dr Terry Sanderson, 76, who claims she ploughed into him on the slopes of Flagstaff Mountain at the Deer Valley Resort on 26 February 2016.
Mr Scanderson, who is demanding $300,000 in damages, says he was left with severe brain injuries that left him with “permanent traumatic brain injury, four broken ribs, pain, suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, emotional distress and disfigurement”.
On the third day of trial in Park City, Utah, psycho-neurologist Dr Alina Fong hit out at the defence’s claims that Mr Sanderson was exaggerating his symptoms to exploit Ms Paltrow’s celebrity status and wealth.
Dr Fong, who opened a clinic in Boston in partnership with Tom Brady, has diagnosed Mr Sanderson with PCS (persistent post-concussive symptoms), which she said happened after the accident.
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Expert hits out at claims Gwyneth ski collision victim is exaggerating symptoms
Gwyneth Paltrow’s attorney apologises for being an ‘a**'
Friday 24 March 2023 10:39 , Rachel Sharp
Gwyneth Paltrow’s attorney apologised on Thursday for being an “a**” to a witness during the star’s ski collision civil trial.
Lawyer Stephen Owens admitted that he may have overstepped the mark while cross-examining Polly Sanderson Grasham – daughter of Terry Sanderson, the retired optometrist suing the Hollywood star and Goop CEO.
“I need to apologise I was being an a** earlier,” he said. “It was wrong for me to triangulate you, your dad, your sister, and your mom. I ask for your forgiveness.”
Mr Owens had asked the witness about claims made by her sister that her father was abusive and a liar.
WATCH: Moment Gwyneth Paltrow’s attorney complains of camera point at star
Friday 24 March 2023 10:00 , Andrea Blanco
Terry Sanderson is not malingering to exploit Gwyneth Paltrow, expert says
Friday 24 March 2023 09:00 , Andrea Blanco
Dr Alena Fong challenged the opinions of other medical experts employed by Ms Paltrow’s defence, adding: “This has completely changed his life physically, emotionally, biologically – and he has been affected in all those domains.”
She said there was no evidence “whatsoever” that Mr Sanderson was “faking” his injuries and he had been “an ideal patient”.
She added: “Terry showed up to every appointment on time. He gave his best effort – the treatment is very intensive. He was an ideal patient… there was no issue with any of our therapists.
“In fact it was almost the opposite… Terry is a very intelligent man and he didn’t want to be injured… and was willing to do anything he could to change where he was at.”
International tips after ski collision trial were encouraged by Mr Sanderson’s neuropsychologist
Friday 24 March 2023 08:00 , Andrea Blanco
Under questioning by Mr Sanderson’s attorneys, Dr Fong said she had advised Mr Sanderson to travel.
“I encouraged him to try to get back to doing things that he loved,” Dr Fong said. “I did caution him that he should not travel alone because of his memory issues and other problem-solving issues.”
She added: “But I did strongly recommend that he tried getting back to doing things that he loved.”
During opening arguments earlier this week, Ms Paltrow’s attorneys had tried to poke holes in Ms Sanderson’s claims by arguing that his injuries could not be as severe as he alleged if he was able to travel to “more than ten countries” after the 2016 ski collision.
Ski collision caused Terry Sanderson’s acute rapid downturn, expert tells court
Friday 24 March 2023 07:00 , Andrea Blanco
Neuropsychologist Dr Sam Goldstein testified before the jury on Wednesday.
Dr Goldstein said the incident had caused an “acute rapid downturn” in Mr Sanderson’s behaviour and functioning that had not stemmed from pre-existing medical issues.
“Were it not for that particular accident, the life he was living (prior)… would be the life he would still be living,” Dr Goldstein said.
Mr Sanderson and Ms Paltrow are both due to take the stand in the coming days, as well as members of the actress’s family.
ICYMI: Terry Sanderson claims he can no longer enjoy wine tastings
Friday 24 March 2023 06:00 , Andrea Blanco
The retired optometrist who has taken actor Gwyneth Paltrow to trial over a ski collision has claimed he can no longer enjoy wine tastings because of injuries sustained in the collision.
Neuro-radiology expert Dr Windell Gibby testified on Wednesday that the collision caused Terry Sanderson to “abruptly” suffer a sharp decline in quality of life – leaving him unable to enjoy his past times.
“Terry had been a high-functioning, active person... Meeting groups, wine tasting, skiing, volunteering,” she said.
“After the accident, he deteriorated abruptly and many of the activities he loved to do, he stopped doing.”
Gwyneth Paltrow to testify alongside her children and Brad Falchuk at Utah ski crash trial
Friday 24 March 2023 05:00 , Andrea Blanco
Mr Sanderson’s attorneys said they plan to call Paltrow to the stand to testify on Friday.
Paltrow’s husband, Brad Falchuk, and her two children 18-year-old Apple and 16-year-old Moses are also expected to testify.
The actor’s lawyer Stephen Owens described the members of Paltrow’s family as being a part of her skiing group when the incident took place on 26 February 2016.
“She, Brad, now her husband who you’re going to hear from, her daughter Apple, who you’re going to hear from, Moses, who you’re gonna hear from,” he said.
ICYMI: Why is Gwyneth Paltrow in court?
Friday 24 March 2023 04:00 , Andrea Blanco
Actor Gwyneth Paltrow’s day on the slopes in Park City, Utah was cut short seven years ago when she had to take some time to rest after she collided with another person coming down the hill.
She’s now taking part in a civil trial that began on Tuesday (21 March).
As she was climbing the hill on 26 February 2016, another skier slammed into her from behind. She suffered minor injuries, for which she says the man apologized immediately. She adds in her legal filing that she was “shaken and upset”.
The Independent’s Gustaf Kilander had more:
Gwyneth Paltrow faces court showdown over ‘hysterical King Kong’ ski crash
Gwyneth Paltrow’s security team offers to bring ‘treats’ for bailiffs at ski collision trial
Friday 24 March 2023 03:00 , Andrea Blanco
Gwyneth Paltrow’s security team offered to bring “treats” to the bailiffs in the Utah courtroom where she is standing trial.
The Hollywood star and Goop CEO is being sued by retired optometrist Dr Terry Sanderson, 76, who claims she ploughed into him on the slopes of Flagstaff Mountain at the Deer Valley Resort on 26 February 2016.
The Independent has more:
Gwyneth Paltrow’s team offers to bring ‘treats’ for bailiffs at ski collision trial
Gwyneth Paltrow responds to backlash over viral wellness routine and diet: ‘I eat full meals’
Friday 24 March 2023 02:00 , Andrea Blanco
Gwyneth Paltrow has responded to the backlash over her now-viral wellness routine and daily diet.
The 50-year-old took to her Instagram last week to address how she felt about the criticism during a Q&A session, after her episode on Dr Will Cole’s The Art of Being Well podcast, where she opened up about her “intermittent fast” routine.
The Independent’s Amber Raiken has more:
Gwyneth Paltrow responds to backlash over viral diet: ‘I eat full meals’
Gwyneth Paltrow ski crash caused Terry Sanderson to ‘lose his love of life’
Friday 24 March 2023 01:14 , Andrea Blanco
Day three of the civil lawsuit began with a video deposition from neuropsychologist Dr Alina Fong.
Dr Fong said that when she first met Mr Sanderson in 2017, he had presented “a myriad” of symptoms indicative of having suffered a concussion.
She said: “According to Terry’s report, these were quite significantly affecting his life. It was affecting his personal life, his relationships.
“It affected him on so many levels, especially for someone who was used to loving life… by the time he came to me that was pretty much gone.”
Dr Fong challenged the opinions of other medical experts employed by Ms Paltrow’s defence, adding: “This has completely changed his life physically, emotionally, biologically – and he has been affected in all those domains.”
Court dismissed for the day
Thursday 23 March 2023 23:24 , Abe Asher
Dr Boehme’s testimony was the final act of the day in court, with the judge dismissing the jury around 7:00pm EST. Paltrow herself and other family members could reportedly take the stand tomorrow.
Boehme says Sanderson is considered to have a “permanent” brain injury
Thursday 23 March 2023 23:03 , Abe Asher
Given that Mr Sanderson’s brain injury has lasted more than 18 months, Dr Boehme said his traumatic brain injury (TBI) would be considered permanent.
Dr Boehme declined to comment on the severity of the TBI given the limited scope of his treatment of Mr Sanderson, but said the fact that he was still exhibiting symptoms when he evaluated him six years after the collision makes the chronic conditions of the injuries clear.
Boehme says Sanderson exhibited symptoms of concussion
Thursday 23 March 2023 22:50 , Abe Asher
Dr Boehme, in his video testimony on Thursday, said that Mr Sanderson did appear to exhibit classic symptoms of concussion following the skiing collision and did not appear to be embellishing his symptoms in any way when he interviewed him.
“It didn’t appear that way to me, no,” Dr Boehme said.
Expert neurologist Richard Boehme takes the stand
Thursday 23 March 2023 22:04 , Andrea Blanco
Dr Boehme, who interviewed Mr Sanderson, testified over video on Thursday that Mr Sanderson did not have Alzheimer’s or dementia.
The expert also said he believed there was indeed an element of unconsciousness after the 2016 skiing collision, as an incident report stated Mr Sanderson was “mildly disoriented.”
Gwyneth Paltrow trial continues in Utah, court takes short recess
Thursday 23 March 2023 21:29 , Andrea Blanco
Defence argues Terry Sanderson had long list of previous health issues before accident
Thursday 23 March 2023 21:17 , Andrea Blanco
Ms Paltrow’s attorney Steve Owen brought up Mr Sanderson’s many health issues, including hearing loss, insomnia, past prostate cancer and heart issues.
Paltrow’s attorneys have worked to paint Sanderson as a 76-year-old whose decline followed a normal course of ageing rather than resulted from crashing into their celebrity client.
They have not yet called witnesses of their own to testify, but during opening statements previewed for jurors that they plan to call Paltrow’s husband Brad Falchuk and her two children, Moses and Apple.
Terry Sanderson told daughters, ‘I’m famous,’ after accident
Thursday 23 March 2023 20:32 , Andrea Blanco
Under cross-examination by the defence, Polly Sanderson agreed his father liked “being in the spotlight” before the accident.
The defence tried to argue Mr Sanderson was articulate enough after the skiing collision to send an email to his daughter saying he “was famous.”
Terry Sanderson daughter says she does not recall watching purported GoPro video of the accident
Thursday 23 March 2023 20:15 , Andrea Blanco
Polly Sanderson says she believes she clicked on a link her father sent on the day of the incident.
However, she has no recollection of the information on that website.
“I think I wasn’t able to access that information,” Polly said. “I don’t recall what it was. It feels, like in my memory, it was a dead end.”
ICYMI: Why is Gwyneth Paltrow in court?
Thursday 23 March 2023 19:15 , Andrea Blanco
Actor Gwyneth Paltrow’s day on the slopes in Park City, Utah was cut short seven years ago when she had to take some time to rest after she collided with another person coming down the hill.
She’s now taking part in a civil trial that began on Tuesday (21 March).
As she was climbing the hill on 26 February 2016, another skier slammed into her from behind. She suffered minor injuries, for which she says the man apologized immediately. She adds in her legal filing that she was “shaken and upset”.
According to her, Terry Sanderson, 76, a retired optometrist, said he couldn’t clearly remember what had happened after the “full body hit”.
Court takes recess
Thursday 23 March 2023 18:29 , Andrea Blanco
Jury will reconvene at 3.30pm EST.
Defence alleged Mr Sanderson was ‘verbally abusive’’ and prone to anger before skiing collision
Thursday 23 March 2023 18:28 , Andrea Blanco
Under cross-examination by the defence, Mr Sanderson’s daughter Polly said she did not believe her father was verbally abusive to her sister Jenny and their mother.
Jenny Sanderson initially agreed to testify for the defence but later changed her mind, Ms Paltrow’s attorney Steve Owen said.
Retired optometrist’s demeanor, skills, permanently affected by ski collision, daughter tells court
Thursday 23 March 2023 17:43 , Andrea Blanco
Polly Sanderson recounted an incident in which her father was visiting her home in Idaho and suddenly left the room.
He sat down lost in thought, Polly testified, and family members could not get him to engage with them.
“I almost expected drool to come out of his mouth,” she told the jury, “That’s the first time I realised something was terribly wrong.”
Polly Sanderson recounts learning about dad’s ski accident
Thursday 23 March 2023 17:19 , Andrea Blanco
While on the stand, Polly testified that she remembers learning about a crash over a phone call but can’t recall who delivered the news.
“I think the words were, ‘He got his bell rung,” Polly said.
She also said she didn’t immediately find out Gwyneth Paltrow was involved in the collision.
Terry Sanderson’s daughter says he was very active before skiing collision
Thursday 23 March 2023 17:12 , Andrea Blanco
Polly Sanderson said she visits her father in Salt Lake City three to four times a year.
She described Mr Sanderson as a very active person who always knew how to fix anything that wasn’t working at her home in Idaho.
Mr Sanderson was also present at her grandchildren’s basketball games and graduations.
“I would describe my dad as a goer,” Polly said. “People would describe him as fun-loving, very gregarious, definitely an extrovert. He enjoyed people, dancing, outdoor activities.”
Mr Sanderson’s daughter to testify
Thursday 23 March 2023 16:52 , Andrea Blanco
The retired doctor’s daughter Polly Sanderson, 49, takes the stand.
Expert argues Mr Sanderson ‘went downhill’ after skiing collision
Thursday 23 March 2023 16:48 , Andrea Blanco
The defence tried to argue that Mr Sanderson may have suffered a concussion, but his symptoms don’t stem from the accident.
Under cross-examination by the defence during her deposition, Dr Fong said that she confidently diagnosed PCS (persistent post-concussive symptoms), which she believes were caused by the 2016 ski accident.
“I’m the one who spent [most time] and had most contact with him,” Dr Fong testified. “Of all the experts, I feel like I am the best judge of what happened to him in that case.”
Mr Sanderson’s neuropsychologist hits out at defence experts’ claims
Thursday 23 March 2023 16:25 , Andrea Blanco
Dr Fong argued that claims by experts hired by Ms Paltrow that Mr Sanderson did not suffer post-concussion symptoms were easily refutable.
“There’s a huge difference between going over someone’s chart in another state or across the world and having that patient in front of me crying,” Dr Fong said in a deposition shown to the jury on Thursday. “I think it’s very easy to criticise someone from far away and it’s totally different when you’re in the trenches with that patient, trying to get them help.”
She added: “They have a lot of opinions and it just shows that they’re not concussion experts, specifically traumatic brain injury experts and If I’m being completely honest a lot of their opinions are easily refutable by just going online and looking at the CDC’s recommendations for clinicians on how to treat concussions.”
Experts hired by the defence have yet to testify, but during opening arguments earlier this week, Ms Paltrow’s attorneys have claimed that Mr Sanderson’s story is “utter BS.”
Treatment for Mr Sanderson’s brain injury was ‘bootcamp,’ expert says
Thursday 23 March 2023 16:07 , Andrea Blanco
Dr Fong, who treated Mr Sanderson, said he underwent 32 hours of treatment for weeks in hopes that his brain could recover from the injuries he suffered in the collision with Ms Paltrow.
“The treatment was very intensive .... it was a boot camp,” Dr Fong testified.
“He was very compliant. Every day he had at least one hour of cognitive therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, neuromuscular therapy, vision ...and psychotherapy.”
“And then the rest of those hours were filled with before and after imaging.”
Ski collision victim was encouraged to travel after accident by neuropsychologist
Thursday 23 March 2023 15:56 , Andrea Blanco
Under questioning by Mr Sanderson’s attorneys, Dr Fong said she had advised Mr Sanderson to travel.
“I encouraged him to try to get back to doing things that he loved,” Dr Fong said. “I did caution him that he should not travel alone because of his memory issues and other problem-solving issues.”
She added: “But I did strongly recommend that he tried getting back to doing things that he loved.”
During opening arguments earlier this week, Ms Paltrow’s attorneys had tried to poke holes in Ms Sanderson’s claims by arguing that his injuries could not be as severe as he alleged if he was able to travel to “more than ten countries” after the 2016 ski collision.
Mr Sanderson was ‘ideal patient,’ expert says
Thursday 23 March 2023 15:46 , Andrea Blanco
When asked by Mr Sanderson’s attorney if there was any chance she believed he was malingering, Dr Fong said: “None whatsoever.”
Dr Fong described Mr Sanderson as an ideal patient who dutifully dedicated 32 hours of his week to treatment. She said Mr Sanderson’s cognitive skills and family life had been affected and by the time she began treating him, his previous enjoyment of life “was gone.”
“Terry showed up to every appointment on time. He gave his best effort,” Dr Fong testified.
“The treatment that we do is very intensive so it would require Terry to show up on time every morning.”
“He was someone who didn’t want to be sick and was doing everything he could do to improve where he was at.”
Dr Fong says consequences of ski collision on Mr Sanderson’s brain are likely permanent
Thursday 23 March 2023 15:39 , Andrea Blanco
Dr Fong testified on Thursday that despite her optimism, there was a huge concern Mr Sanderson’s brain functions would not return to what they were before the accident.
“He worked so hard, he really gave his best effort,” Dr Fong, who has treated Mr Sanderson for six years, said. “We noticed some definite improvements but talking to him now, knowing where he is now, it is clear that he’s still struggling.”
She added: “We’re getting to the point, I mean he is 76, and I worry that some of these issues are longstanding.”
Terry Sanderson’s neuropsychologist, who has also worked with Tom Brady, takes the stand
Thursday 23 March 2023 15:32 , Andrea Blanco
Dr Alina Fong was the first witness called on the stand on Thursday.
Dr Fong said that before opening her clinic in Utah, she opened a practice in Boston in partnership with Tom Brady.
She testified that when she started treating Mr Sanderson, he had been suffering from persistent post-concussion symptoms a year and a half after the accident.
WATCH LIVE HERE: Gwyneth’s Paltrow ski collision trial continues in Utah
Thursday 23 March 2023 15:23 , Andrea Blanco
Third day of Gwyneth Paltrow’s ski collision trial begins
Thursday 23 March 2023 15:13 , Andrea Blanco
Terry Sanderson heard ‘hysterical screaming’ before collision
Thursday 23 March 2023 14:39 , Andrea Blanco
Mr Sanderson alleges that Ms Paltrow was coming down the beginner slope of Bandana Run on Flagstaff mountain in an “out-of-control” manner, according to Court TV.
He claims that she struck him so hard that he was knocked out. At a press conference in 2019, he said that moments before the collision, he “heard this just hysterical screaming like … King Kong in the jungle or something”.
Terry Sanderson during a press conference in 2019
He said at the time that he thought the speed at which Ms Paltrow was allegedly coming at him could explain the extent of his injuries. “A little bitty bullet can make a big hole,” he said, according to The Salt Lake Tribune.
At that press conference announcing the lawsuit, Mr Sanderson said he noticed a number of large “slow down” signs as he headed down Bandana run, so he slowed down but still stayed with the flow of other skiers coming down the slope.
“It was just instantaneous,” he said in 2019. “I got hit in my back. ... It felt like it had just drove me forward.”
He said he could remember not being able to control himself as he went down.
“And then that’s all I remember to that point — just out,” he said.
ICYMI: Retired optometrist claims he can no longer enjoy wine tastings
Thursday 23 March 2023 14:00 , Rachel Sharp
The retired optometrist who has taken actor Gwyneth Paltrow to trial over a ski collision has claimed he can no longer enjoy wine tastings because of injuries sustained in the collision.
Neuro-radiology expert Dr Windell Gibby testified on Wednesday that the collision caused Terry Sanderson to “abruptly” suffer a sharp decline in quality of life – leaving him unable to enjoy his pasttimes.
“Terry had been a high-functioning, active person... Meeting groups, wine tasting, skiing, volunteering,” she said.
“After the accident, he deteriorated abruptly and many of the activities he loved to do, he stopped doing.”
Terry Sanderson’s daughters to testify today
Thursday 23 March 2023 13:30 , Rachel Sharp
The two daughters of the retired optometrist suing Gwyneth Paltrow are expected to testify on Thursday about their lasting effects of their father and Paltrow’s 2016 ski collision as the trial takes on an increasingly personal note on the third day of proceedings.
Attorneys are expected to call Polly Grasham and Shae Herath to the stand and question them about the broken ribs and lasting brain damage that their father Terry Sanderson claims he sustained after he and Paltrow crashed at one of North America‘s most upscale ski resorts seven years ago.
Neurologist Richard Boehme and Paltrow herself could also be called to testify on either Thursday or Friday.
Experts for Mr Sanderson say 2016 ski collision caused current symptoms
Thursday 23 March 2023 13:00 , Andrea Blanco
Wendell Gibby and Sam Goldstein — a radiologist and neuropsychologist — testified on Wednesday.
Dr Gibby and Dr Goldstein have previously appeared as expert witnesses for Sanderson, who has said he broke ribs and sustained brain damage from the crash. Thus far, attorneys have argued over whether Sanderson’s medical problems stemmed from the crash or were merely a byproduct of ageing.
“In a chronology, looking at all the records and evaluating Mr Sanderson, the one event that would appear to acutely lead to the symptoms he was presenting is this particular accident,” Dr Goldstein said. “The ski accident.”
Both parties blame the other for the collision and claim they were crashed into from behind, relying on a little-known Utah law stipulating that whoever is downhill has the right of way when skiing and snowboarding.
Paltrow’s attorneys have asked Judge Kent Holmberg to enact special restrictions throughout the actor-turned-wellness tycoon’s trial, while she has used a blue notebook to shield her face from view when entering and exiting the courtroom.
WATCH: Gwyneth Paltrow’s attorneys flag violation of court’s decorum orders
Thursday 23 March 2023 12:00 , Andrea Blanco
Gwyneth Paltrow to testify alongside her children and Brad Falchuk at Utah ski crash trial
Thursday 23 March 2023 11:00 , Andrea Blanco
Gwyneth Paltrow has appeared in a US court to stand trial in a case in which the Oscar-winning actress is alleged to have collided with skier Terry Sanderson, leaving him unresponsive at the Deer Valley Resort in Utah in 2016.
The attorneys for Paltrow and Mr Sanderson, who is suing her, gave their opening statements in court on Tuesday.
Mr Sanderson’s attorneys said they plan to call Paltrow to the stand to testify on Friday, but could do so earlier in the week depending on the other witnesses’ availability, reported the Associated Press.
Paltrow’s husband, Brad Falchuk, and her two children 18-year-old Apple and 16-year-old Moses are also expected to testify.
The actor’s lawyer Stephen Owens described the members of Paltrow’s family as being a part of her skiing group when the incident took place on 26 February 2016.
“She, Brad, now her husband who you’re going to hear from, her daughter Apple, who you’re going to hear from, Moses, who you’re gonna hear from,” he was quoted as saying by People magazine.
Who is Terry Sanderson?
Thursday 23 March 2023 10:00 , Andrea Blanco
Hollywood actor-turned-lifestyle influencer Gwyneth Paltrow is facing legal action from a man who accused her of colliding with him in a “hit-and-run ski crash” seven years ago.
The incident took place on the slopes of Flagstaff Mountain, part of the Deer Valley Resort near Park City, Utah, on 26 February 2016 when Paltrow and retired optometrist Dr Terry Sanderson collided on a beginner’s course known as the Bandana Run.
Mr Sanderson, 76, subsequently filed for damages in January 2019 and is seeking $300,000 in compensation for the injuries he sustained, prompting Paltrow to file a countersuit in which she asks for a symbolic $1 should she win and for her legal expenses to be covered.
The Independent’s Joe Sommerland has the story:
Who is Terry Sanderson? The man suing Gwyneth Paltrow over a skiing accident
Why is Gwyneth Paltrow being sued over a ski crash?
Thursday 23 March 2023 09:00 , Andrea Blanco
Gwyneth complains about being photographed at ski collision trial
Thursday 23 March 2023 08:00 , Andrea Blanco
Before the second day of proceedings began on Wednesday, attorneys for the Goop founder argued that her privacy was being disturbed by a camera inside the courtroom pointing directly at her face and paparazzi waiting for her in the parking lot.
“We have a new camera directed at my client right there,” attorney Steve Owens said. “This has been a [continuing] problem, for instance, reporters being in front of my client’s car going out yesterday, cameras in her face.”
He continued: “I’m mad, I don’t want reporters to make changes without informing [the judge].”
Gwyneth Paltrow ‘slammed’ into skier then ‘bolted’ without a word, US court told
Thursday 23 March 2023 07:00 , Andrea Blanco
Gwyneth Paltrow “slammed” into another skier and then “bolted” down the slope without saying a word, a US court has heard.
The Oscar-winning actress is alleged to have collided with Terry Sanderson, leaving him unresponsive at the Deer Valley Resort in Utah in 2016.
Mr Sanderson, a retired optometrist, is suing Paltrow over the incident, with proceedings taking place in Park City, Utah.
Gwyneth Paltrow ‘slammed’ into skier then ‘bolted’ without a word, US court told
Terry Sanderson heard ‘hysterical screaming’ before collision
Thursday 23 March 2023 06:00 , Andrea Blanco
Mr Sanderson alleges that Ms Paltrow was coming down the beginner slope of Bandana Run on Flagstaff mountain in an “out-of-control” manner, according to Court TV.
He claims that she struck him so hard that he was knocked out. At a press conference in 2019, he said that moments before the collision, he “heard this just hysterical screaming like … King Kong in the jungle or something”.
Terry Sanderson during a press conference in 2019
He said at the time that he thought the speed at which Ms Paltrow was allegedly coming at him could explain the extent of his injuries. “A little bitty bullet can make a big hole,” he said, according to The Salt Lake Tribune.
At that press conference announcing the lawsuit, Mr Sanderson said he noticed a number of large “slow down” signs as he headed down Bandana run, so he slowed down but still stayed with the flow of other skiers coming down the slope.
“It was just instantaneous,” he said in 2019. “I got hit in my back. ... It felt like it had just drove me forward.”
He said he could remember not being able to control himself as he went down.
“And then that’s all I remember to that point — just out,” he said.
Gwyneth Paltrow faces trial showdown over ‘hysterical King Kong’ ski crash
Thursday 23 March 2023 05:00 , Andrea Blanco
A retired optometrist claims he was skiing with friends when he heard ‘hysterical screaming like … King Kong in the jungle or something’.
The Independent’s Gustaf Kilander reports:
Gwyneth Paltrow faces court showdown over ‘hysterical King Kong’ ski crash
Gwyneth Paltrow’s claim skier crashed into her is not ‘plausible’, trial told
Thursday 23 March 2023 04:00 , Andrea Blanco
Terry Sanderson showed ‘typical hallmarks’ of a traumatic brain injury after 2016 collision, the court heard.
Paltrow’s claim skier crashed into her is not ‘plausible’, trial told
Expert explains Mr Sanderson’s injuries after collision
Thursday 23 March 2023 03:00 , Andrea Blanco
Mr Sanderson’s attorneys are trying to prove that it was Ms Paltrow who slammed into their client, arguing that the downhill skier always has the right-of-way.
Instead, Ms Paltrow argues that Mr Sanderson rammed into her.
Testifying for the defence, neuro-radiology expert Dr Gibby said the scenario presented by Mr Sanderson’s attorneys was more compatible with the degree of the injuries he experienced — four displaced broken ribs.
“The force of injury of just falling over would not be the same as if you had someone striking you and knocking you over,” Dr Gibby said. “If you have the combined force of two people, that would also increase... his likelihood for injury.”
ICYMI: Parties aim to prove who is to blame for the collision
Thursday 23 March 2023 02:00 , Andrea Blanco
Mr Sanderson is arguing that Ms Paltrow is essentially guilty of the accident. In his complaint filed in 2019, he alleges that after the collision, she “got up, turned and skied away, leaving Sanderson stunned, lying in the snow, seriously injured”.
“A Deer Valley ski instructor, who had been training Ms. Paltrow, but who did not see the crash, skied over, saw the injured Sanderson and skied off, falsely accusing Sanderson of having caused the crash,” the complaint states.
Ms Paltrow on the other hand, claims that her instructor did in fact witness the collision.
The rule of the hills in Utah is that those ahead of you have the right of way and that those coming from behind have to avoid others. Both Mr Sanderson and Ms Paltrow claim that they were lower down on the mountain.
Deer Valley adheres to the National Ski Areas Association responsibility code, which also says that all skiers must be in control and able to stop as well as avoid other skiers.
Testimony is done for the day
Thursday 23 March 2023 01:11 , Josh Marcus
Testimony has ceased for the day in Park City, Utah, in the trial over who’s responsible for a 2016 ski crash involving Gwyneth Paltrow.
Thanks for reading, and stay with The Independent for the latest news and analysis from the case.
Gwyneth Paltrow ski crash caused man to ‘abruptly’ lose mental function, Utah court hears
Thursday 23 March 2023 01:06 , Josh Marcus
A 2016 ski crash with actor Gwyneth Paltrow caused a man to suffer long-term injuries, including to his mental health and cognitive ability, a Utah court heard on Wednesday, during a second day of testimony in a Park City courthouse.
Retired optometrist Terry Sanderson is seeking $300,000 in damages for the impact of a collision between the two at the Deer Valley resort in Utah, which experts testified left the now 76-year-old with lasting damage.
Radiologist Dr Wendell Gibby, who examined Mr Sanderson, told the court the man had the “typical hallmarks” of a brain injury, and his quality of life “deteriorated abruptly” following the crash, drastically changing things for the typically “very high-functioning, high-energy person.”
More details in our full story.
Gwyneth Paltrow ski crash caused man to ‘abruptly’ lose mental ability, court hears
Gastroenterologist condemns Gwyneth Paltrow’s use of ‘rectal ozone therapy’
Thursday 23 March 2023 01:00 , Andrea Blanco
A trial over a 2016 ski accident is not the only controversy the Goop mogul is facing.
The Independent’s Amber Raiken reports:
Gastroenterologist condemns Gwyneth Paltrow’s use of ‘rectal ozone therapy’
Gwyneth Paltrow claims the extent of Mr Sanderson’s injuries was exaggerated
Thursday 23 March 2023 00:00 , Andrea Blanco
Ms Paltrow says in her pre-trial filing that Mr Sanderson’s injuries are exaggerated because an examination was conducted with his doctor, which didn’t reveal anything lacking in his cognitive functioning, the claim says.
The movie star’s filing states that medical records show that he was diagnosed with a “mild” concussion and that he has spent “extended periods of time” on vacation abroad following the crash.
The counterclaim also alleges that Mr Sanderson had 15 chronic medical problems and that he had told his physician a year previously that he was blind in his right eye, and that the vision in his left eye was getting worse.
“She did not knock him down or cause him to suffer a concussion, brain injury, or broken ribs,” Ms Paltrow’s filing states.
Second day of Gwyneth Paltrow’s $300,000 skiing collision trial wraps
Wednesday 22 March 2023 23:00 , Andrea Blanco
Doctor says man in Gwyneth Paltrow ski accident can’t enjoy wine tasting anymore
Wednesday 22 March 2023 22:57 , Josh Marcus
Terry Sanderson, a retired optometrist, claims a 2016 ski crash with Gwyneth Paltrow left him with permanent injuries that altered his quality of life.
“Terry had been a high-functioning, active person,” Dr Wendell Gibby, a neuroradiology expert, said of Mr Sanderson’s injuries during testimony on Wednesday. “Every day he was doing lots of things. Meeting groups, wine tasting, skiing, volunteering.”
“After the accident, he deteriorated abruptly and many of the activities he loved to do, he stopped doing,” the expert added.
Ms Paltrow has asserted it was Mr Sanderson who crashed into her.
