New York Court of Appeals
Beadell v. Eros Mgt. Realty LLC
February 19, 20262026 NY Slip Op 00962
Summary
The Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment for the hotel owner and operator in a wrongful-death action arising from a guest's suicide. It held that any duty assumed by checking on the guest was satisfied and that, under the circumstances, the hotel did not assume a duty to call 911 immediately because the family’s reliance was not reasonably foreseeable and the hotel did not increase the guest’s vulnerability. Chief Judge Wilson dissented, concluding that the hotel assumed a duty to call 911 immediately and that negligence and proximate cause presented jury questions.