Gwyneth Paltrow is expected to appear in court in the US accused of seriously injuring a man in a 2016 “hit-and-run” ski accident.
She is accused of skiing “out of control” and hitting retired optometrist Terry Sanderson at a resort in Deer Valley, Utah.
he claimed Paltrow Ramped into him, “knocked him down with force, knocked him down and caused serious injuries including brain damage and four fractured ribs”.
Mr Sanderson Paltrow sued for the first time in 2019seeking $3.1 million (£2.5 million) in damages.
He is now seeking $300,000 (£245,000) after the claim was dropped.
The original 2019 statement said that after hitting him, “Paltrow got up, turned and slid away, leaving Sanderson lying stunned and badly injured in the snow.”
It also said the Deer Valley ski instructor who had been training Paltrow saw Mr. Sanderson injured but made no attempt to help him.
The coach, who did not send for help, later accused Mr Sanderson of causing the crash in a “false report to protect his client”, the claim said.
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actress Counterclaim for a nominal $1saying Mr Sanderson caused the crash and delivered a full-blown “body blow”.
Paltrow claimed she was so shaken by the crash that she stopped skiing with her family that day.
It added that Mr Sanderson apologized to her and said he was fine.
According to local media reports, Paltrow will appear in court today and is expected to testify in court.
The trial is scheduled to last eight days.