Danielle Thomason v. Polaris Industries Inc.

Summary

Plaintiff Danielle Thomason sued vehicle manufacturer Polaris Inc. following the 2019 crash, alleging a defective latch in the 2018 Polaris RZR XP 4’s door allowed it to open too easily, thus leaving her arm unprotected when the vehicle rolled over while she rode as a passenger.

Judge Crystal Eller already found Polaris liable for Thomason’s injuries in pretrial rulings, leaving the Clark County jury tasked solely with determining the appropriate amount of compensatory damages and potentially punitive damages. Polaris maintains Thomason’s supposed recovery from her injuries warrants a more “reasonable” compensatory award and that no basis exists to award punitive damages.