I'm still trying to wrap my head around why he would sue her for only $300,000 - a pittance as US personal injury claims go, not attractive at all for the law firm acting for him from a contingency fee viewpoint and, frankly if (i) Gwyneth were to blame, and (ii) he had really suffered permanent damages from the accident, hardly an amount that would make any lasting difference to his life. He doesn't look like a pauper, had a more than decent job and his travelling around the world hardly indicates having had to look at every penny spent in the past (nor does skiing in a place where former Hollywood actresses, pop star-exes and successful female entrepreneurs in their own right also ski). Strange.
And if an other-origin mental deterioration led him down this path, it's even tragic.
Frau Paltrow has great composure. All the flak she has gotten for GOOP seems to have turned her into a tough little cookie. And she apparently stood up to Herr Weinstein's approaches too. Not everyone did. Plus she's apparently not easily bullied - other famous people pay hush money for things they are adamant to not have done.