Jackie Faircloth

The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a ruling that could help limit the liability of a Tallahassee bar in a case involving Jackie Faircloth, who suffered catastrophic injuries when she was hit by a pickup truck in 2014.

Florida Supreme Court justices Thursday appeared skeptical of arguments aimed at overturning an appeals-court decision in a case involving catastrophic injuries suffered by Jackie Faircloth after two Tallahassee bars served underage drinkers.

The guardian for Jacquelyn Faircloth went to the Supreme Court after an appeals court panel rejected a $28.6 million judgment.

Justices agreed to take up a case involving catastrophic injuries to Jacquelyn Faircloth after two Tallahassee bars served underage drinkers.

The woman's guardian filed the lawsuit against owners two bars where the she and the other driver had been drinking, alleging that they illegally served alcohol to underage people and caused the accident.

Jacquelyn Faircloth was 18 when she was struck by the 20-year-old driver of a pickup truck.

The crash caused an outpouring of support from people in the South Tampa community, many of whom knew Faircloth as a Plant High student and cheerleader.