Gwyneth Paltrow's $1 countersuit in ski accident has a Taylor Swift connection

Gwyneth Paltrow is currently under trial in a 2016 ski collision incident. She has been accused by Terry Sanderson, a 75-year-old retired doctor, of crashing into him, which allegedly led to him suffering brain injury. Gwyneth has refused all charges and countersued Terry for a symbolic $1. In damages, the Avengers' actress is only seeking the fees she will pay her lawyers during the trial. Meanwhile, Taylor Swift's name was brought up during the trial when Terry's lawyer made a reference to Gwyneth's $1 countersuit.

Gwyneth Paltrow got countersuit idea from Taylor Swift?

In the 2016 Utah Ski collision case, Gwyneth Paltrow is being sued for $300,000 dollars. Gwyneth has countersued Terry Sanderson seeking reimbursement for her lawyer’s fees and a symbolic $1 in damages. During trial, when Terry’s attorney VanOrman asked the Oscar award-winning actress if she got the $1 countersuit idea from Taylor Swift’s 2017 sexual assault lawsuit, Gwyneth said that she was not aware of the case. 

Gwyneth Paltrow on her friendship withTaylor Swift

Gwyneth Paltrow stated that she was not aware of the 2017 trial in which Taylor Swift sought $1 in damages and won. Attorney VanOrman then questioned the Iron Man actress if she was good friends with the Shake It Off singer. Gwyneth said in response “I would not say we’re good friends. We are friendly." She added that she took her children to watch one of her concerts "but they do not talk very often." However, the judge sustained further questioning on the subject citing that it was not relevant to the Utah ski collision case. 

Meanwhile, the $1 trial took on a personal note during the recent proceedings when Terry’s daughter and a neuropsychologist testified about his declining health. Terry is expected to testify in the case in the coming days. 

Taylor Swift’s $1 countersuit 

In 2017,  Taylor Swift was sued by a former radio host David Mueller, who filed a defamation case against the Love Story singer for having him wrongfully terminated. Taylor alleged sexual assault and battery against David during a 2013 meeting. In the case, she only asked for a symbolic $1 in damages.