Gwyneth Paltrow was awarded $1 and cleared of skiing accident

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To play this video you need JavaScript enabled in your browser. < /figure>By Holly Honderich & Sam Cabralin Washington, DC and Park City, Utah

Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow has thanked jurors who found her not responsible for a 2016 skiing accident at a resort in the US state of Utah.

Retired optometrist Terry Sanderson, 76, said that Ms. Paltrow had rammed into him, inflicting life-altering injuries.

< p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">Mr. Sanderson, who is seeking $300,000 (£245,000) in damages, said Thursday's verdict was "very disappointing".

Jurors stood sided with Ms. Paltrow, 50, who blamed Mr. Sanderson for the accident and fought back for $1 plus legal fees.

Listening to the verdict in court, Ms Paltrow was expressionless, staring straight ahead and appearing to nod slightly. She then left.

As she left, she stopped briefly to speak to Mr. Sanderson. He later said that she told him, "I wish you luck." He replied, "Thank you sweetie."

In a statement posted as an Instagram story to her 8.3 million followers, the actress Oscar winner said, "I felt that acquiescing to a false statement compromised my integrity."

She said she was pleased with the outcome and thanked the judge and eight-member jury for "their care in handling this case."

It took the jury three hours of deliberation to unanimously find Mr. Sanderson fully responsible for the incident and award Ms. Paltrow the symbolic sum that she had asked.

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Speaking to outside media, her lawyer Steve Owens said Ms Paltrow "is used to standing up for what she believes in".