Scott Toomey and Jim Ughetta achieved a defense verdict before a jury in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, in July, 2010. Our client, a bicycle helmet manufacturer, was sued by a high school teacher who sustained serious and significant brain injuries, confining him to a wheelchair, when struck by a car. Plaintiff contended that the bicycle helmet failed to adequately manage the impact energy involved in the accident, and should have been redesigned to absorb more impact energy. We argued that the helmet performed as it should have and prevented any direct contact head injuries. We also argued that that the helmet was adequately tested, and that the brain injuries could not have been prevented by any bicycle helmet currently sold.
