Gwyneth Paltrow Arrives At Court Before Taking The Stand In $300K Ski Accident Lawsuit

Gwyneth Paltrow kept her head down as she was pictured arriving at Utah court on Tuesday before taking the stand in a lawsuit over a 2016 ski accident.

The actress was seen wearing sunglasses and a long khaki coat as she arrived at Park City Court with a bodyguard just after 8 a.m. local time.

Sources told the New York Post that Paltrow is planning to take the stand in her own defense, after retired optometrist Terry Sanderson alleged she collided with him while skiing at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah, “knocking him down hard, knocking him out.”

Sanderson has accused Paltrow of negligence and is suing for US$300,000 (about $410,000), claiming she caused him serious injury in the accident.

In the complaint filed in 2019, Sanderson, 76, said the accident left him with “permanent traumatic brain injury, 4 broken ribs, pain, suffering, loss of enjoyment of life.”

Gwyneth Paltrow arrives in court. Credit: Backgrid

He maintains that Paltrow left him collapsed on the slope and skied away, Global News reported.

In a counterclaim, Paltrow said Sanderson skied into her in a “full body hit,” giving her minor injuries that prevented her from skiing the next day. She claims he apologized to her after the accident.

Paltrow said she only left the scene of the accident after a Deer Valley Resort employee gave confirmation she could depart.

She also alleged Sanderson has said before that he does not have a clear memory of the accident.

According to the Post, “opening statements from both sides will be presented Tuesday to the jury of eight and two alternates, most of whom raised their hand during the selection process when the judge asked them if they knew who Paltrow was.”

Sanderson had originally been after $3.1 million in damages, but after a judge ruled he’s not entitled to punitive damages, the amount has been cut to $300,000.