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Paltrow Won’t Recoup Attorney Fees in Utah Ski Crash Suit

Gwyneth Paltrow will not recoup the attorneys’ fees she paid to successfully defend herself against a lawsuit from a 76-year-old retired optometrist who claimed she was at fault for crashing into him at a posh Utah ski resort in 2016. …

Actress Utah Ski Collision Trial Brings Doctors to Stand

Doctors are expected to testify this week in a trial about a 2016 ski crash between Gwyneth Paltrow and a retired Utah man suing her and claiming her recklessness left him with lasting injuries and brain damage. On the opening …

Colorado Ski Resort Settles Suit Involving Fatal Lift Accident

The family of a woman who died after falling from a chairlift at a small Colorado ski resort as she was riding up with her two young daughters has settled a wrongful death lawsuit. William Huber, the girls’ father, filed …

Skier Sues Wyoming Resort for Alleged Chairlift Accident

A Colorado woman is suing a Wyoming ski resort for more than $75,000 in damages after she said she broke her ribs during a chairlift accident. Sabita Shrestha, 75, said she, her daughter and a Snow King Mountain Resort employee …

Utah Ski Resort Doesn’t Want Any Part of Lawsuit Against Gwyneth Paltrow

A Utah ski resort where Gwyneth Paltrow is accused of crashing into and injuring a skier asked this week to be dismissed from a lawsuit, contending the dispute should be settled between the Oscar-winning actress and the alleged victim. Deer …

Fire Causes About $800K in Damage to Condo Buildings at Maine Ski Resort

Maine fire officials say two condominium buildings were destroyed by fire at Saddleback Mountain. Rangeley Fire Rescue Chief Tim Pellerin says two others were saved, and no injuries were reported during the Tuesday evening fire. The Sun Journal reports 16 …

Ski Resorts’ Avalanche Liability Weighed by Colorado High Court

The question of whether Colorado ski resorts can be liable for avalanches that happen within their boundaries comes before the state’s high court this week in a lawsuit prompted by a skier’s death. The case involves the death of Christopher …

Ski Areas Ask Oregon Legislature For Liability Protection

Ski areas are asking the Oregon Legislature for enhanced protection from lawsuits after the state Supreme Court invalidated the broad liability waivers often printed on the back of lift tickets. Ski facility executives told the Senate Judiciary Committee this week …

American Claims Management Awarded Vail Resorts’ Ski Pass Insurance Contract

San Diego, CA, December 10, 2014 –Vail Resorts, Inc. selected national third party administrator (TPA), American Claims Management Inc. (ACM) to manage its ski pass insurance claims. Vail Resorts is the premier mountain resort company and a leader in luxury, …

Paralyzed Snowboarder Wants Oregon Resort Held Responsible for Faulty Jump

The Oregon Supreme Court has been asked to invalidate a ski resort’s liability waiver by a snowboarder paralyzed from the waist down on one of the resort’s expert jumps. The snowboarder’s attorneys argue that the resort bears a responsibility for …