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 PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL After an eight-day jury trial ending in a defense verdict in a products liability case, a plaintiff brings a motion for new trial against the defendant-manufacturer. The court denies the plaintiff’s motion, concluding that it did not err in its pretrial evidentiary rulings, the jury verdict was not inconsistent, and the evidence submitted to the jury was sufficient to support the jury verdict. I.…