Forrest v. Polaris Industries, Inc., No. 20-2518 (8th Cir. 2021)
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Plaintiffs, 14 purchasers of off-road vehicles, filed a putative class action against Polaris alleging that a design defect caused the vehicles, all of which contain "ProStar" engines, to produce excessive heat. Plaintiffs claim that the heat degrades vehicle parts, reduces service life, and creates a risk of catastrophic fires. 7 of the 14 plaintiffs experienced fires which destroyed their vehicles.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of Polaris's motion to dismiss the claims of the "no-fire" purchasers, because they failed to allege an injury in fact as required to establish an Article III case or controversy. The court concluded that the district court correctly applied circuit precedent in determining that the no-fire purchasers failed to allege an injury sufficient to confer standing.
Court Description: [Colloton, Author, with Wollman and Kobes, Circuit Judges] Civil case - Products liability. Plaintiffs brought this putative class action alleging a design defect caused their Polaris off-road vehicles to produce excessive heat; 7 of the 14 plaintiffs experienced fires which destroyed their vehicles; the district court dismissed the claims of the 7 plaintiffs whose vehicles had not caught fire, concluding they had failed to allege an injury in fact as required to establish an Article III case or controversy, and these 7 non-fire plaintiffs appeal. The district court correctly applied Eighth Circuit precedent in determining that the no-fire purchasers failed to allege an injury sufficient to confer standing.
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