Two years after her courtroom showdown, Gwyneth Paltrow is talking her thoughts in regards to the dramatic authorized saga.
The Academy Award winner and Goop founder, who emerged victorious in her 2023 ski crash trial towards retired eye physician Terry Sanderson, shared her tackle the headline-grabbing case throughout an April 24 chat on The World’s First Podcast with Erin & Sara Foster.
Paltrow was sued in 2019 by Sanderson, who claimed she severely injured him throughout a February 2016 crash on the newbie slopes at Deer Valley Resort in Park Metropolis, Utah. Sanderson stated the actress left him on the mountain with out assist, whereas Paltrow alleged in a counterclaim that Sanderson plowed into her from behind after which instructed her he was effective.
“It was ridiculous,” Paltrow instructed hosts Erin and Sara Foster after the sisters praised her in-court style. “And I’ve to say, the concept that any person might ski into your again and knock you down after which sue you — I used to be like, ‘That is every little thing that’s fallacious with our authorized system.’”
Sanderson sought $300,000 in damages from Paltrow in his lawsuit, claiming the accident was a results of negligence that left him with bodily accidents and emotional misery. The person initially sought $3.1 million in an earlier lawsuit, which was dropped.
“It takes a number of braveness, does it not, for her to sit down there for 2 weeks and be pounded like a punching bag?” stated Paltrow’s legal professional Steve Owens through the trial’s closing statements. “The straightforward factor for my shopper would have been to jot down a examine and be finished with it. … It’s really fallacious that he damage her, and he desires cash from her.”
The life-style guru got here out on prime after an eight-day trial in March 2023, with the jury discovering Paltrow not answerable for the alleged “hit-and-run” collision.
“That’s why I felt like I needed to struggle it,” Paltrow stated on “World’s First Podcast.” “I’m not gonna be shaken down right here. I’m not doing that.”
Paltrow was awarded $1 in symbolic damages for her counterclaim along with her legal professional charges. Earlier than the decision, the actress vowed to donate any further funds probably awarded by the jury to a charitable group.
