Everything to Know About Gwyneth Paltrow’s Ski Crash Trial

Gwyneth Paltrow is having her day in court docket.

On March 21, the Oscar winner appeared in a Park City, Utah courtroom to face off in opposition to Terry Sanderson, a 76-year-old retired optometrist accusing her of crashing into him whereas snowboarding at a resort in 2016. For the primary day of their civil trial, Paltrow—who’s countersuing Sanderson, claiming that he was the one who collided together with her—wore a cream-colored turtleneck sweater and darkish pants.

The authorized battle started in January 2019, when Sanderson filed a lawsuit in opposition to Paltrow, now 50, for accidents he sustained when she allegedly smashed into him from behind on a beginner-level slope at Deer Valley Resort. In his submitting, obtained by E! News, Sanderson mentioned he suffered “a brain surgery, four broken ribs and other injuries” from the crash and accused Paltrow and her ski teacher of abandoning the scene whereas he was harm.

“I have suffered immensely not just from the physical injuries I suffered,” the criticism learn, including that Sanderson additionally skilled “severe psychological problems including fear, anxiety and depression,” because of “my time of being severely hurt, incapacitated and unable to defend or protect myself.”