2/8/22 Florida Supreme Court Oral Arguments: Bruce Kyle Emerson v. Kyle Michael Lambert, et al. SC20-1311

Lambert collided with a motorcycle ridden by Emerson, who suffered severe injuries that have left him a quadriplegic. Emerson filed a negligence lawsuit against Lambert as the automobile driver, Lambert’s father as the title owner, and Lambert’s mother under the dangerous instrumentality doctrine. A jury awarded Emerson $27 million in total damages, and the Lamberts appealed. The Second District Court of Appeal reversed the trial court ruling against the mother and remanded with instructions to enter judgment in accordance with the opinion. The Second DCA certified a question of great public importance regarding vicarious liability of multiple family members of the same household under the dangerous instrumentality doctrine. This appeal followed.

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