In a legal action that highlights a family's plight after a boating tragedy, the Grullon family is seeking justice for an accident they allege was caused by a design flaw. Last year, in a chilling incident on Black Creek, their 18-month-old daughter, Vianca Grullon, was trapped underwater after their boat, a Sea-Doo Switch, overturned, leading to serious brain injury. According to a First Coast News report, the lawsuit filed by the Grullon family accuses the manufacturer, Bombardier Recreational Products, and the dealership, Jacksonville Power Sports, of negligence.

The Miami-based law firm Goldberg & Rosen, representing the Grullons, is determined to not only to seek reparation for the family but also to push for safer products from Bombardier. "There’s a defect in the design of this vessel. It takes on too much water in the bow and creates a system where the vessel is not stable and allowed this situation to occur,” Judd Rosen of Goldberg & Rosen said in an interview with First Coast News . The family's narrative is one of transformation, from enjoying water excursions to now facing a lifetime of medical care for their daughter.

Further shedding light on the case, the lawsuit labels the Sea-Doo Switch as "unreasonably dangerous to use or occupy," as reported by Jacksonville Today . It details how the boat took on water and capsized, resulting in Vianca being underwater for 20 minutes resulting in catastrophic injuries. Rosen pointed out to First Coast News that the child "used to be able to walk, talk, communicate and eat and now she’ll need a lifetime of medical care in order to survive."

Bombardier Recreational Products responded to inquiries by stating that the Sea-Doo Switch complies with all American Boat & Yacht Council and U.S. Coast Guard regulations, as confirmed to Jacksonville Today . The company said it "takes any incident involving its products very seriously" and is investigating the Black Creek incident. Yet the Grullon family has vowed to avoid returning to the water and are instead focusing solely on providing their child with the necessary medical care.

A parallel claim from the family's lawyer was made to Action News Jax , where Rosen described the boat as a "failed experiment of a vessel." The family's legal team appears to be concentrating on the aspect of the boat's stability—or the alleged lack thereof—which they argue directly led to the accident and Vianca's subsequent injuries.