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Jurors were shown an animated re-enactment of a collision with a ski slope. Gwyenth Paltrow's version of the events of her 2016 ski accident "conforms to the laws of physics," a US court heard on Tuesday as her lawyers showed jurors two animated recreations of the accident. Biochemical engineer Dr. Irving Scher disputed the evidence from previous witnesses, saying that his analysis had been miscalculated and that he could not make other scenarios work.
Ms Paltrow claimed that retired optometrist Terry Sanderson bumped into her during the incident at the Deer Valley resort in Utah and caused her to miss "half a day of skiing" with her family.
Sanderson accused the actress of ramming him, saying she suffered multiple broken ribs and serious head injuries.
Dr. Scher gave the jurors a brief physics lesson in court, in which he wrote various calculations and diagrams on a large whiteboard with a marker.
They were then shown an animation of Ms. Paltrow's version of events.
Dr Scher said Dr Richard Boehne's calculations, heard in court last week, had been "overturned" for incorrect speed, and the corrected measurements meant Mr Sanderson's injuries should have been "much worse." ".
"Ms. Paltrow's version of events conforms to the laws of physics in the way people twist and turn," he said. “Dr. Boehne cannot accurately say that Ms. Paltrow landed on Mr. Sanderson. Your calculations are wrong.
In evidence last week, Dr Boehne said Ms Paltrow causing the accident was the "only scenario" that could have led to Mr Sanderson's injuries.
But Dr. Scher said: "Dr. Boehne cannot say that Ms. Paltrow's version of events is impossible...it is the only version of the two that conforms to the laws of physics."
When asked about evidence from another skier, Craig Ramon, who was present and claimed Ms Paltrow caused the collision, Dr Scher added: "I couldn't get it to work."
He also noted that it would have taken very little force for Ms. Paltrow's skis to come loose in the collision, but they stayed in place.
"I know how the bindings work, it's just physical," he said. "If her skis stayed on, I don't see how she kept moving 10 feet... if she was trapped under him."
Sanderson says he became a "self-imposed recluse" after the incident and was advised not to ski again if he was injured again.
Ms Paltrow said she felt "very sorry" for Mr Sanderson, but reiterated that she was not "responsible" for the accident.
The trial in Park City, Utah continues.
Lawyers for Hollywood star Gwyneth Paltrow performed an animated re-enactment of the 2016 Utah ski accident
by Reuters
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