The actress was facing a demand of 300,000 euros.
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow did not cause the 2016 skiing collision that retired optometrist Terry Sanderson said left her with a traumatic brain injury, a jury ruled today.
The actress filed a counterclaim demanding $1.00.
The Park City jury found Sanderson liable for the collision and awarded Paltrow the $1 she sought on a counterclaim.
The jury found that the actress was right
Paltrow’s attorney, Stephen W. Owens, said the actress had no comment immediately after leaving the trial, but that her legal team would be addressing the press shortly.
The trial has been one of the most mediatic
The mediatic civil trial has become one of the most awaited moments, since the optometrist initially sued the actress for three million dollars. Once that lawsuit was dismissed, he tried again, this time claiming 300,000 dollars.
The actress did not want to comply with the plaintiff’s wishes.
For her part, Paltrow then filed a counterclaim, alleging that it was Sanderson who crashed into her and not the other way around, and claimed $1 in damages.
The actress wanted to be a good role model for her children
Lawyers for the actress have suggested that Sanderson viewed Paltrow as a potential money-making machine and that the star refused to settle for fear of setting a bad example for her children.
A symbolic amount
Therefore, the actress made the decision to return the lawsuit for the symbolic amount of $1.
Paltrow ha salido victoriosa
With no witnesses to the collision, the case consisted entirely of the conflicting accounts of the two skiers. Ultimately, the jury sided with Paltrow.
