Sanderson, 76, claims the impact left him with four broken ribs and permanent brain damage that changed his personality and it affected his ability to socialize with his family and enjoy his life, for which he sued the actress in 2019 for financial compensation.
The calculation that his defense presented Thursday at the close of the trial in Park City, Utah, is that Sanderson deserves $33 for every hour he spends awake from the accident until his death, which according to lawyers should occur in ten years.
“$3.276 million for the 17 years Terry has to deal with permanent brain damageLawrence Buhler, Sanderson’s attorney, said.
“They can say that [el daño] priceless (…) But this is the most precious time of your life,” Buhler told the jury.
“These are his golden years (…) when he could enjoy retirement and do things like travel.”
The lawyer denied that Paltrow is being persecuted for being a celebrity, and asked to disregard the reported medical problems of Sanderson, who before the accident suffered a heart attack, had lost vision in one eye and had been dealing with psychological problems for years.
“The point is, he was healthy enough to ski, and now he doesn’t ski.“.
Paltrow, 50, contradicts Sanderson and claims that he was the one who hit her from behind when she was skiing with her children and her partner, Brad Falchuk. The Oscar-winning actress countersued him for a symbolic value of one dollar and representation expenses.
In his closing arguments, his lawyer, Stephen Owens, reiterated the position of medical specialists who stated during the trial that Sanderson’s physical and psychological decline was the product of natural aging and not the accident.
“He hit her, he hurt her, and now he’s asking her to pay him $3 million just becauseOwens said, referring to Sanderson.
“It’s not fair”.
“The easiest thing for my client would be to have written a check and get out of this, but what message does he pass on to his children? What is the price to pay [por ser famosa]”Owens continued. “That’s wrong, he hurt her, and now he wants money from her. And that’s why we’re here”.
The trial, which began on Tuesday of last week, has captured public opinion and generated an avalanche of memes and comments on social networks.