Legal Opinion

Tavares-Vera v. County of Suffolk

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 22, 2026No. 2025-03122Published

1Opinion of the Court

Tavares-Vera v County of Suffolk

2026 NY Slip Op 04528

July 22, 2026

Appellate Division, Second Department

Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.

This decision is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports.

Pedro Tavares-Vera, appellant,

v

County of Suffolk, defendant, Town of Babylon, et al., respondents.

Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department

Decided on July 22, 2026

2025-03122, (Index No. 605772/22)

Mark C. Dillon, J.P.

Deborah A. Dowling

Carl J. Landicino

James P. McCormack, JJ.

H…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Saarinen v. KerrNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
  2. Bliss v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 2000
  3. Rockland Coaches, Inc. v. Town of ClarkstownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  4. Veralli v. O'ConnorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2021
  5. Kaffash v. Village of Great Neck EstatesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2021

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