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Jim Ughetta Obtains Defense Verdict in Product Liability Case

On February 10, 2015, after a two week trial, a Chicago jury of 12 unanimously found in favor of HJC America and Castle Sales, concluding that the HJC motorcycle helmet worn by the plaintiff, Jennette Maxwell, was not defective.  Plaintiff’s counsel asked the jury for $9.3 million for brain injuries and a comminuted depressed skull fracture plaintiff sustained in her motorcycle accident.  Jim Ughetta co-tried the case with Jeff Singer and Chad Layton of Segal McCambridge.  The Cook County jury deliberated 2 hours and 20 minutes before ruling in favor of the defendants.