PARK CITY, Utah - A jury began deliberating Thursday afternoon in Gwyneth Paltrow’s trial over a 2016 ski collision at a Utah resort.Attorneys for Gwyneth Paltrow and the 76-year-old man suing her described their clients in closing arguments as aggrieved victims participating in a yearslong legal battle to take a stand for truth.
The eight-person jury is tasked with weighing dueling versions of who was the downhill skier, making the other side culpable according to a skier responsibility code.During closing arguments, Paltrow’s attorneys asked jurors to disregard the opposing side's emotional pleas for sympathy of Terry Sanderson over the state of his relationships.
The retired optometrist has said the collision left him with a concussion and four broken ribs. Paltrow's legal team said that for their client, it would’ve been easier to simply write a check, settle the lawsuit and put the crash behind her.Gwyneth Paltrow enters the courtroom for her trial March 30, 2023 in Park City, Utah.
Paltrow is accused in a lawsuit of crashing into a skier during a 2016 family ski vacation, leaving him with brain damage and four broken ribs. (Photo by Rick Bowme "But what would that teach her children?" attorney Steve Owens asked jurors Thursday.Accompanying his remarks were high-resolution animations depicting Paltrow's version of events, which have been shown throughout the trial in the Park City courtroom."It’s not about the money.