RATCLIFFE v. BRP US INC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE STEPHEN J. RATCLIFFE, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 1:20-cv-00234-JAW ) BRP U.S. INC., et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ORDER ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT A manufacturer and a dealer of utility task vehicles seek summary judgment on a plaintiff’s negligence and strict liability claims arising out of an incident in which the plaintiff’s utility task vehicle rolled onto its side and crushed his arm. Concluding that there is a triable issue as to whether the plaintiff understood how his conscious decision to purchase a vehicle without window nets affected…