Dismissal Of Claims In Fatal Dive Accident Affirmed By Massachusetts High Court

Mealey's (March 6, 2020, 9:23 AM EST) -- BOSTON — In a wrongful death action over a fatal diving accident, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on Feb. 27 affirmed a ruling dismissing the claims against the dive leader, holding that the estate of the decedent, who had signed liability waivers, had no independent cause of action (Margaret C. Doherty v. Diving Unlimited International Inc., No. SJC-12707, Mass. Sup., 2020 Mass. LEXIS 134)....