Overview
- The civil lawsuit was filed by Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra’s mother on Thursday, August 6, 2026, and seeks $50 million in damages.
- The complaint alleges wrongful conduct by defendant Christopher Durnan aboard a vessel at the Star Island Yacht Club on or about August 4–5, 2025.
- Plaintiffs seek damages for wrongful death and for personal injuries and conscious pain and suffering that the complaint says Nolan-O’Slatarra endured before her death.
- Durnan’s attorney has denied responsibility, saying Durnan was distraught, attempted CPR and told police he believed Nolan-O’Slatarra suddenly collapsed.
- The case is at an early civil stage and will move through New York court procedures that can force document and witness disclosures, a process that could produce new evidence and public scrutiny given Nolan-O’Slatarra’s profile as a New York–based fashion entrepreneur.