Family Sues Montauk Yachtsman For $50 Million Over Designer's Death
The family of a bikini designer filed a $50 million wrongful-death lawsuit on or about Tuesday, August 4, 2026, against Montauk yachtsman Christopher Durnan in Manhattan Supreme Court.[1]
The legal filing was submitted as a summons with notice and seeks $50 million in damages plus punitive damages, attorneys' fees, interest and costs.[1] The complaint alleges assault in the events that led to the designer's death.[1]
Emergency medical technicians reportedly found blood in Martha Nolan-O'Slatarra's mouth and on her chest, head and behind her head when they responded to a yacht at Montauk's Star Island Yacht Club on August 5, 2025.[1]
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- The lawsuit was filed as a summons with notice against Christopher Durnan in Manhattan Supreme Court on or about Tuesday, August 4, 2026.
- The complaint seeks $50 million in wrongful death damages plus punitive damages, attorneys' fees, interest and costs.
- EMTs reportedly found blood in Martha Nolan-O'Slatarra's mouth, on her chest, on her head and behind her head when they responded to the yacht at Montauk's Star Island Yacht Club on August 5, 2025.
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August 10, 2026