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Gwyneth Paltrow ski collision trial set for family testimony

A neuropsychologist who treated the man suing Gwyneth Paltrow over a 2016 ski collision cast aspersions on the testimony of medical experts hired by the celebrity含羞草研究社檚 legal team 含羞草研究社 and argued that, as his personal doctor, she was better suited to speak about 76-year-old Terry Sanderson含羞草研究社檚 post-concussion symptoms.

A neuropsychologist who treated the man suing Gwyneth Paltrow over cast aspersions on the testimony of medical experts hired by the celebrity含羞草研究社檚 legal team 含羞草研究社 and argued that, as his personal doctor, she was better suited to speak about 76-year-old Terry Sanderson含羞草研究社檚 post-concussion symptoms.

含羞草研究社淎 lot of the experts are opining. I feel like I含羞草研究社檓 the best judge of what happened to him,含羞草研究社 Dr. Alina Fong said.

Fong含羞草研究社檚 videotaped deposition was the first to be shown on the third day of the trial in Park City, the upscale Utah ski resort town where Sanderson accuses Paltrow of skiing so recklessly that she crashed into him, broke his ribs and left him with lasting brain damage.

Fong said that when she saw Sanderson less than a year after the accident, he had lost his love for life, and said that he was often dejected and crying. Under her care, she said that Sanderson worked tirelessly to rehabilitate the post-concussion symptoms 含羞草研究社 including pain, headaches and mood shifts. In cross-examination, she accused Paltrow含羞草研究社檚 attorneys of planting 含羞草研究社渞ed herrings含羞草研究社 to mislead jurors. Fong said conclusions from Paltrow含羞草研究社檚 experts 含羞草研究社 who have yet to testify 含羞草研究社 were 含羞草研究社渆asily refutable by just going online and looking at the CDC recommendations.含羞草研究社

Two of Sanderson含羞草研究社檚 daughters are also expected to testify on Thursday about the lasting effects of the crash as the third day of the trial takes on an increasingly emotional note.

Attorneys called Polly Grasham to the stand Thursday, and are expected to call Shae Herath to question them about health changes that their father claims he sustained after his collision with Paltrow.

Neurologist Richard Boehme and Paltrow herself could also be called to testify on either Thursday or Friday.

Sanderson is suing Paltrow for a minimum of $300,000, claiming she recklessly crashed into him while the two were skiing on a beginner run at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah.

In a counterclaim, Paltrow is seeking $1 and attorney fees. The amount of money at stake for both sides pales in comparison to the typical legal costs of a multiyear lawsuit and expert witness-heavy trial. Sanderson含羞草研究社檚 attorney told the jury Thursday that this trial is about 含羞草研究社渧alue, not cost.含羞草研究社

During the first two days of trial, Sanderson含羞草研究社檚 attorneys and expert medical witnesses how his injuries were likely caused by someone crashing into him from behind. They attributed noticeable changes in Sanderson含羞草研究社檚 mental acuity to injuries from that day.

Paltrow含羞草研究社檚 attorneys have tried to represent Sanderson as a 76-year-old whose decline followed a normal course of aging rather than the results of a crash. They have not yet called witnesses of their own to testify, but in opening statements previewed for jurors that they plan to call Paltrow含羞草研究社檚 husband Brad Falchuk and her two children, Moses and Apple, to the stand.

Paltrow含羞草研究社檚 team has previously accused Sanderson of their client含羞草研究社檚 wealth and celebrity. She is the Oscar-winning star of 含羞草研究社淪hakespeare in Love含羞草研究社 and founder-CEO of the beauty and wellness company Goop.

Her legal team has attempted to poke holes in testimony from Sanderson含羞草研究社檚 team of experts 含羞草研究社 and are expected to question his daughters about their father mentioning Paltrow含羞草研究社檚 fame, and an email alluding to footage recorded on a GoPro camera that hasn含羞草研究社檛 been found or included in evidence.

Sam Metz, The Associated Press

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