(CNN) –– The trial for a ski accident involving Gwyneth Paltrow continued this Thursday with the testimony of a clinical neuropsychologist who treated Terry Sanderson, the man who sued the actress for the crash they had at Deer Valley Resort, Utah, in February 2016.
Gwyneth Paltrow leaves court on March 23 in Park City, Utah. Terry Sanderson sued the actress, alleging that she recklessly crashed into him while the two were skiing down a beginner’s slope at Deer Valley Resort, Utah, in 2016.
Alina K. Fong testified, via video recording, about the care she provided to Sanderson, 76, who accuses Paltrow of crashing into him, causing long-term injuries and brain damage when the two were skiing down a beginner’s slope in a mountain in utah
Fong said he first treated Sanderson in May 2017 and described him complaining of a “myriad of symptoms” including cognitive problems, fatigue, mood and personality changes, and headaches.
“When I saw him, he had been struggling with these concussion symptoms for almost a year and a half,” the expert testified.
Sanderson and Paltrow have been locked in a seven-year legal battle.
In court documents obtained by CNN, Sanderson testified that while skiing at Deer Valley Resort, Paltrow allegedly “lost control while skiing… bringing him down forcefully, knocking him unconscious and causing brain injury, fractured four ribs and other serious injuries.”
Paltrow filed a counterclaim against Sanderson, a retired optometrist, alleging that he skied toward her.
According to Paltrow’s counterclaim, she “was enjoying skiing with her family while on vacation in Utah, when Plaintiff—who was up Mrs. Paltrow’s hill—rammed into her back. She received a ‘full body hit’. Mrs. Paltrow was angry with the plaintiff, and she said so. The plaintiff apologized. She was shocked and upset, and she stopped skiing for the day even though it was still morning.”
During cross-examination, Paltrow’s lawyer, James Egan, asked Fong if it was possible that Sanderson’s symptoms were due to something other than the accident.
“Anything is possible but not probable,” Fong replied.
Polly Sanderson Grasham, daughter of Terry Sanderson, reacts to cross-examination in court on March 23 in Park City, Utah.
One of Sanderson’s daughters, Polly Sanderson Grasham, 49, testified that before the accident her father was “very active.”
“I think people would describe him as fun-loving, very outgoing, definitely outgoing,” he said. “(He) enjoyed the people, the dancing, the outdoor activities,” he continued.
In testimony that turned emotional at times, Sanderson Grasham, who lives in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, said that a year and a half after the accident, he noticed that his father’s “processing speed” seemed to have changed.
She described once seeing him sitting in a chair by a window in her house and saying she “almost expected drool to come out of his mouth.”
“First of all, he wasn’t talking to anyone,” she said. He “he” had gone by himself to a remote corner. That was my first real slap in the face that there was something terribly wrong,” he added.
Sanderson Grasham later said her father is a “man of principle” and that she believes he wants “someone to at least apologize, acknowledge or be held accountable for his decision that day.”
Sanderson had initially sued Paltrow for $3.1 million, but later amended her suit and is now seeking more than $300,000 in damages, according to court documents.
Paltrow asks for $1 in damages, plus attorneys’ fees.
Richard Boehme, a biomedical engineer, also testified Thursday via videotaped expert witness statement.
Boehme noted that he believed the injuries Sanderson sustained to his ribs could only have resulted from a blow from behind.
Sanderson is expected to take the stand this Friday, his lawyers told the judge.
Paltrow, who was also scheduled to testify Friday, will only take the stand “if there is time,” Sanderson’s attorney said.
CNN’s Alli Rosenbloom contributed to this report.
(CNN) –– The trial for a ski accident involving Gwyneth Paltrow continued this Thursday with the testimony of a clinical neuropsychologist who treated Terry Sanderson, the man who sued the actress for the crash they had at Deer Valley Resort, Utah, in February 2016.
Gwyneth Paltrow leaves court on March 23 in Park City, Utah. Terry Sanderson sued the actress, alleging that she recklessly crashed into him while the two were skiing down a beginner’s slope at Deer Valley Resort, Utah, in 2016.
Alina K. Fong testified, via video recording, about the care she provided to Sanderson, 76, who accuses Paltrow of crashing into him, causing long-term injuries and brain damage when the two were skiing down a beginner’s slope in a mountain in utah
Fong said he first treated Sanderson in May 2017 and described him complaining of a “myriad of symptoms” including cognitive problems, fatigue, mood and personality changes, and headaches.
“When I saw him, he had been struggling with these concussion symptoms for almost a year and a half,” the expert testified.
Sanderson and Paltrow have been locked in a seven-year legal battle.
In court documents obtained by CNN, Sanderson testified that while skiing at Deer Valley Resort, Paltrow allegedly “lost control while skiing… bringing him down forcefully, knocking him unconscious and causing brain injury, fractured four ribs and other serious injuries.”
Paltrow filed a counterclaim against Sanderson, a retired optometrist, alleging that he skied toward her.
According to Paltrow’s counterclaim, she “was enjoying skiing with her family while on vacation in Utah, when Plaintiff—who was up Mrs. Paltrow’s hill—rammed into her back. She received a ‘full body hit’. Mrs. Paltrow was angry with the plaintiff, and she said so. The plaintiff apologized. She was shocked and upset, and she stopped skiing for the day even though it was still morning.”
During cross-examination, Paltrow’s lawyer, James Egan, asked Fong if it was possible that Sanderson’s symptoms were due to something other than the accident.
“Anything is possible but not probable,” Fong replied.
Polly Sanderson Grasham, daughter of Terry Sanderson, reacts to cross-examination in court on March 23 in Park City, Utah.
One of Sanderson’s daughters, Polly Sanderson Grasham, 49, testified that before the accident her father was “very active.”
“I think people would describe him as fun-loving, very outgoing, definitely outgoing,” he said. “(He) enjoyed the people, the dancing, the outdoor activities,” he continued.
In testimony that turned emotional at times, Sanderson Grasham, who lives in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, said that a year and a half after the accident, he noticed that his father’s “processing speed” seemed to have changed.
She described once seeing him sitting in a chair by a window in her house and saying she “almost expected drool to come out of his mouth.”
“First of all, he wasn’t talking to anyone,” she said. He “he” had gone by himself to a remote corner. That was my first real slap in the face that there was something terribly wrong,” he added.
Sanderson Grasham later said her father is a “man of principle” and that she believes he wants “someone to at least apologize, acknowledge or be held accountable for his decision that day.”
Sanderson had initially sued Paltrow for $3.1 million, but later amended her suit and is now seeking more than $300,000 in damages, according to court documents.
Paltrow asks for $1 in damages, plus attorneys’ fees.
Richard Boehme, a biomedical engineer, also testified Thursday via videotaped expert witness statement.
Boehme noted that he believed the injuries Sanderson sustained to his ribs could only have resulted from a blow from behind.
Sanderson is expected to take the stand this Friday, his lawyers told the judge.
Paltrow, who was also scheduled to testify Friday, will only take the stand “if there is time,” Sanderson’s attorney said.
CNN’s Alli Rosenbloom contributed to this report.
