March 3, 2022 – M&H Wins Reversal And Reinstatement Of Complaint In Case Stemming From Catastrophic Diving Accident In The Great South Bay

In accordance with M&H’s arguments on appeal, the Appellate Division, Second Department reversed the lower court’s award of summary judgment to the defendant and reinstated the complaint, finding that neither plaintiff’s blood alcohol level nor his dive into the murky water was an unforeseeable, superseding event, or the sole proximate cause of his injuries.

Reilly v. Patchogue Properties, et al.