A neuropsychologist who treated the man suing Gwyneth Paltrow over cast aspersions on the testimony of medical experts hired by the celebrity害羞草研究所檚 legal team 害羞草研究所� and argued that, as his personal doctor, she was better suited to speak about 76-year-old Terry Sanderson害羞草研究所檚 post-concussion symptoms.
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Fong害羞草研究所檚 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 害羞草研究所� including pain, headaches and mood shifts. In cross-examination, she accused Paltrow害羞草研究所檚 attorneys of planting 害羞草研究所渞ed herrings害羞草研究所� to mislead jurors. Fong said conclusions from Paltrow害羞草研究所檚 experts 害羞草研究所� who have yet to testify 害羞草研究所� were 害羞草研究所渆asily refutable by just going online and looking at the CDC recommendations.害羞草研究所�
Two of Sanderson害羞草研究所檚 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害羞草研究所檚 attorney told the jury Thursday that this trial is about 害羞草研究所渧alue, not cost.害羞草研究所�
During the first two days of trial, Sanderson害羞草研究所檚 attorneys and expert medical witnesses how his injuries were likely caused by someone crashing into him from behind. They attributed noticeable changes in Sanderson害羞草研究所檚 mental acuity to injuries from that day.
Paltrow害羞草研究所檚 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害羞草研究所檚 husband Brad Falchuk and her two children, Moses and Apple, to the stand.
Paltrow害羞草研究所檚 team has previously accused Sanderson of their client害羞草研究所檚 wealth and celebrity. She is the Oscar-winning star of 害羞草研究所淪hakespeare in Love害羞草研究所� and founder-CEO of the beauty and wellness company Goop.
Her legal team has attempted to poke holes in testimony from Sanderson害羞草研究所檚 team of experts 害羞草研究所� and are expected to question his daughters about their father mentioning Paltrow害羞草研究所檚 fame, and an email alluding to footage recorded on a GoPro camera that hasn害羞草研究所檛 been found or included in evidence.
Sam Metz, The Associated Press
