Sanderson's lawyers on Tuesday left the possibility open that they may call Paltrow to the stand depending on when others expected to testify arrive in Park City. Though the court is not publishing a witness list for the celebrity trial, attorneys said after Gibby, a neuropsychologist, and Sanderson's daughters Shae Herath and Polly Grasham would likely be called to testify Wednesday. Taylor Swift similarly countersued a radio host for the same, symbolic amount in 2017. In a counterclaim to Sanderson's amended lawsuit, Paltrow is seeking US$1 and attorney fees - a familiar, symbolic action that highlights how reputation, not money, is often what's at stake for celebrities at trial like Paltrow. More than a dozen are expected to testify throughout the eight-day trial in Park City - a posh ski town known for welcoming celebrities each year for the Sundance Film Festival. The amount of money sought pales in comparison to the typical legal costs of a multiyear lawsuit and expert witness-heavy trial. After a judge threw out Sanderson's earlier US$3.1 million lawsuit and ruled that he wasn't entitled to punitive damages, Sanderson amended his claims and now alleges damages of 'more than US$300,000.' 'The rib fractures certainly corroborate that there was enough force to cause a head injury,' Gibby said.Īnother doctor and two family members are also expected to testify on Wednesday in a trial about a 2016 ski crash between Paltrow and Sanderson, who claims her recklessness left him with lasting injuries and brain damage.

Get the CTV News App now for breaking news alerts and all the top stories.Sign up for breaking news alerts from CTV News.The head trauma was likely caused by a skier crashing into Sanderson, and the lasting effects on Sanderson's overall health were consistent with the severity of the collision, Gibby said Wendell Gibby said brain images suggested it was unlikely that Sanderson crashed into Paltrow. And many of the activities that he used to do, he stopped doing,' a radiologist testified about Terry Sanderson, the 76-year-old suing Paltrow over the crash.ĭr. 'After his accident, he deteriorated abruptly. The David-versus-Goliath contours of Gwyneth Paltrow's ski collision trial began to take shape on Wednesday morning when doctors of a man she collided with at a Utah ski resort in 2016 testified about the broken ribs and lasting brain damage he sustained in the crash.

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