Gwyneth Paltrow is predicted in court docket within the US over claims she critically injured a person in a “hit-and-run” snowboarding crash in 2016.
She is accused of snowboarding “out of control” and hitting retired optometrist Terry Sanderson at Deer Valley Resort in Utah.
He claimed that Paltrow crashed into him, “knocking him down hard, knocking him out, and causing a brain injury, four broken ribs and other serious injuries”.
Mr Sanderson first sued Paltrow in 2019, in search of $3.1m {dollars} (£2.5m) in damages.
He is now in search of $300,000 (£245,000) after that declare was dropped.
The unique 2019 declare said that after hitting him, “Paltrow got up, turned and skied away, leaving Sanderson stunned, lying in the snow, seriously injured”.
It additionally stated a Deer Valley ski teacher who had been coaching Paltrow noticed Mr Sanderson had been injured however made no try to assist him.
The teacher didn’t ship for assist and later accused Mr Sanderson of getting brought on the crash in a “false report to protect his client”, the declare stated.
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The actress countersued for a symbolic $1, saying it was Mr Sanderson who had brought on the crash and delivered a full “body blow”.
Paltrow’s declare stated she was shaken by the collision and stopped snowboarding together with her household for the day.
It added that Mr Sanderson apologised to her and stated he was nice.
Paltrow is because of attend court docket on Tuesday and is predicted to testify, based on stories from native media.
The trial is scheduled to final for eight days.
Source: information.sky.com”