Perusing the You Tube comments made in real time during the during the first few days of the trial, it seemed the majority were about the terrible lawyering on both sides. The optometrist's main lawyer kept referring to himself as "just a country lawyer". Gwynneth's lead lawyer at least had a personality, but he was often clumsy with words and it seemed like he was battling himself, overthinking each question. His young male assistant saved many a moment by being able to come up with the correct deposition page for challenging prior inconsistent statements and refreshing present recollection. The Judge gently corrected all of them on the proper procedures, which one would think they would know.

Back to Gwyneth: Of course, she has an unlimited purse with which she could pay for all the fancy exhibits, accident reconstructionists and medical experts her lawyers recommended they retain.

I thought the best witness for the optometrist was his perky ex-girlfriend who described how he changed from being a joyous individual who went out every night to being a recluse, incommunicative, uncaring about others and difficult be around, to the point they split up. She clearly was in love with the man he used to be.

His expert testified to his frontal lobe brain injury, but it appears he may have had a pre-existing condition. And if, as Gwyneth maintained, he skied into her and not the other way around, she isn't liable for his four broken ribs.

Gwyneth did not require medical attention. She took the afternoon off from skiing to get a massage.

The trip was special for her. It was the first time she and her boyfriend (now husband) had taken a trip with their respective children, hoping to f