Seven years after a skiing accident in the posh ski resort of Park City, Utah, a jury has acquitted Hollywood star Gwyneth Paltrow of any responsibility for the accident. Jury members ruled Thursday that the actress was not at fault for the crash on a beginner’s slope at Deer Valley Ski Resort.
The 76-year-old plaintiff had demanded more than $300,000 in damages. The jury, however, upheld a counterclaim by the actress, who, however, only claimed one dollar from her accident opponent.
Paltrow accepted the verdict from the eight jurors with a smile in the Park City courtroom. The jury initially awarded her the dollar she had asked for. However, the legal fees she is also asking for were not yet included in the verdict, leaving the judge to decide the bulk of the final sum. The actress thanked the judge and jury in a statement from her attorneys.
credibility As Paltrow left the court, she touched the shoulder of the plaintiff, a former optometrist, and said to him, “I wish you the best.” He thanked him for it, he told reporters in front of the building. However, he also questioned whether the lawsuit was worth it. People tended to trust celebrities like Paltrow. “You get a certain credibility when you’re a famous person,” he said. “Who wants to mess with a celebrity?”
The man had accused the Oscar winner of carelessly driving into him, leaving him with broken ribs and a life-changing brain injury. Paltrow blamed him for the crash and counter-sued, demanding only one dollar and reimbursement of attorney’s fees. She followed the testimonies for two weeks and appeared in court every day. It was the largest lawsuit involving a celebrity since the court battle between actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard last year.
The plaintiffs’ attorneys called Paltrow’s description of the course of the accident implausible. It is unlikely that someone would ski between someone’s legs from behind, as Paltrow said. Nor did she deny that she was checking on her children at the moment of the accident. They also referred to the testimony of a runway visitor who presented himself as the only eyewitness to the scene and said last week that he had seen Paltrow drive into the plaintiff.
Piste The accident injuries would have changed the life of the now 76-year-old forever, the plaintiff’s attorneys said. “He didn’t return home that night the same man,” said attorney Robert Sykes. A part of him stayed on the slopes forever.
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