On day 3 of the ski trial, there is testimony from a neurologicalologist and daughters of the lawsuit

The actress’s case against Terry Paltrow, whose skiing accident killed a man, filed in a Utah courtroom on Oct. 24, 2005

The jury was seated and opening statements began in the case while the actress and businesswoman sat in the courtroom. Terry said she crashed into him and caused him serious injuries while skiing on a Utah mountain.

According to Paltrow’s countersuit, she “was enjoying skiing with her family on vacation in Utah, when Plaintiff – who was uphill from Ms. Paltrow – plowed into her back. She had a full body blow. Ms. Paltrow was angry with Plaintiff, and said so. Plaintiff apologized. She was shaken and upset, and quit skiing for the day even though it was still morning.”

Sanderson had initially sued Paltrow for $3.1 million dollars, but later amended his complaint and is now seeking in excess of $300,000 in damages, according to court documents.

The judge offered instructions Tuesday to the eight-person jury and the attorneys for each side introduced themselves to the court before opening statements by one of Sanderson’s lawyer, Lawrence Buhler, followed by Paltrow’s attorney, Steve Owens.

The trial is expected to last about one week. It is not yet known if Paltrow will take the stand, but her attorney told the jury they would hear from family members who were skiing with her at the time of the incident.

The man who is suing the actress over her skiing accident began testifying with testimony from a clinical neuropsychologist who treated him.

Stephen Owens told the jury that the actress’ claims that she bolted from the mountain after hitting him were not true.

When someone crashes into someone else, someone does not do so: An apology to the perpetrator and a countersuit filed by James Fong

You will feel sadness for him but it’s not why you’re here. You’re here to figure out if someone negligently crashed into someone or if no one did,” he noted.

The Oscar winning actress filed her own countersuit a month after the other one. She blamed him for the crash in it. She described him being uphill from her and her family when he suddenly plowed into her back, delivering a “full body blow.” She said that she was angry with Sanderson and he apologized.

Steve Owens objected to the still photographer taking a picture of her in the courtroom. Judge Kent Holmberg agreed it was a violation of the court’s decorum order, explaining still images of the proceedings should “follow the mic.” The reporter’s camera was taken and the judge said if it happened again he would remove it.

Before a lunch break, radiologist Wendell Gibby testified that Sanderson “deteriorated” after the collision and stopped doing many of the activities he did prior to the incident.

According to Fong, she first saw Sanderson in May of 2017, and he was complaining of a number of symptoms, including cognitive issues, fatigue, mood and personality changes.

James was questioned if it was possible that there was something else going on that caused the symptoms.

A daughter of a young boy and the first slap she’s ever had: A conversation with Sanderson Grasham at the Idaho Highway Patrol

She said people describe him as fun loving and very smilng. “(He) enjoyed people, dancing, outdoor activity.”

In testimony that at times turned emotional, Sanderson Grasham, who lives in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, said a year and a half after the crash, she noticed her father’s “processing speed” appeared to have changed.

“First of all, he wasn’t engaged with anybody,” she said. He went to a remote corner. There is something terribly wrong and that is the first slap I have received.