Zachary Martin v. Polaris Inc

Type

Opinion

Author

Amul Roger Thapar

Filed

Nov. 4, 2025

Case

Zachary Martin v. Polaris Inc

Case status

Decided

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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PUBLICATION File Name: 25a0514n.06 Case No. 24-5852 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT FILED Nov 04, 2025 KELLY L. STEPHENS, Clerk ) ZACHARY TYLER MARTIN, ) Plaintiff-Appellant, ) ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED ) STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR v. ) THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ) TENNESSEE POLARIS, INC., POLARIS INDUSTRIES, ) INC., and POLARIS SALES, INC., ) OPINION Defendants-Appellees. ) Before: GRIFFIN, THAPAR, and MATHIS, Circuit Judges. THAPAR, Circuit Judge. Zachary Martin was injured in an accident while riding in a Polaris off-road vehicle. He sued Polaris in federal court and lost after a jury trial. He now appeals three of the trial court’s evidentiary rulings. Finding no abuse of discretion, we affirm. I. Utility terrain vehicles (UTVs) are motorized off-road vehicles initially designed for farm work. But where most saw farm equipment, others saw a chance for adventure. Manufacturers like Polaris later designed a new kind of UTV “intended solely for thrills,” built to handle rugged terrain at high speeds. R. 14, Pg. ID 46. These vehicles—known as recreational off-highway vehicles (ROVs)—include Polaris’s RZR line, which boasts high-horsepower engine…

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