Arellano v. Broward K-9/miami K-9 Services, Inc.

Appellant, plaintiff below, Lisa Arellano appeals the trial court’s final summary judgment determining, as a matter of law, that Arellano’s actions constituted a su perseding, intervening cause, thereby precluding her statutory dog bite claim against appellee, defendant below, Bro-ward K-9/Miami K-9 Services, Inc. (“K-9”). Arellano also appeals the trial court’s cost judgment entered against her in favor of K-9. We reverse because Florida’s dog bite statute imposes strict liability on dog owners, subject only to a plaintiffs comparative negligence, which in this case must be determined by the…