After an intense eight days of trial, the jury found Gwyneth Paltrow not guilty in a skiing accident in Utah seven years ago. Finally, her plaintiff, Terry Sanderson, has to pay the symbolic dollar that the actress asked for "damages".
The actress Gwyneth Paltrow was found not guilty in the case of the ski accident that happened in 2016 and a jury pointed to the optometrist Terry Sanderson as guilty of the incident, who was the one who accused her at first of having caused the collision.
The jury deliberated that Sanderson was "100%" at fault and that Sanderson would have to pay a dollar, which was what the 'Shakespeare in Love actress had asked for, as compensation for economic damages. Sanderson sued the interpreter for $300,000.
Paltrow received the news without making any gesture, while the optometrist looked rueful. Shortly after, the actress wrote a message on her Instagram account in which she thanks her, and she claims to be pleased with the result.
"I felt that accepting a false statement compromised my integrity. I am happy with the result and I appreciate all the work of Judge Holmberg and the jury. I thank you for your consideration in handling this case," Paltrow wrote.
The trial came to an end after eight intense days in which witnesses and plaintiffs gave their testimonies.
Paltrow received a lawsuit from Sanderson in 2019, alleging that she collided with him from behind while they were both skiing down a slope at Deer Valley Resort in the US state of Utah in 2016.
The man alleged that the Oscar winner had skied "recklessly" and that the accident left her with a concussion, four broken ribs, and a lasting brain injury, as well as changes in her personality that affected her daily life.
Paltrow's version was totally opposite to that of the 76-year-old man, as she assured that she was enjoying a day of skiing with her family when she felt an impact on her back that knocked her to the ground.
On numerous occasions Sanderson claimed that he was the one who suffered the blow and that he had gone "flying", becoming unconscious once he hit the ground.
This Thursday, as the final witness in the case, Sanderson's team called neurologist Richard Boehme to testify by phone, and after being questioned by Paltrow's lawyers, he assured that Sanderson couldn't have been able to "fly away" from a ski hit.
"The skier who hit him from behind would have to have gone more than 80 or 100 kilometers per hour, which seems very unlikely to me unless he is an Olympic downhill skier," he said minutes before the verdict offered by the jury.
The case became very viral on social networks, where some statements that occurred during the trial, which was broadcast live by the YouTube account Law and Crime Networks, were dismissed as absurd.
