examined Cited as authority (rule) Beadell v. Eros Mgt. Realty LLC (3×) "Typically, the question of whether a particular act of negligence is a substantial cause of the plaintiff's injuries is one to be made by the factfinder" ( Hain , 28 NY3d at 529 [internal citations omitted]; see also Scurry , 39 NY3d at 454 ["(g)iven the unique nature of the inquiry in each case, proximate cause is generally an issue for the trier of fact, so long as the court has been satisfied that a prima facie case has been established and the evidence could support various reasonable inferences"]; Newman v RCPI Landmark Properties , LLC, 28 NY3d 1032, 1033 [2016] ["Questions regarding pr…

discussed Cited as authority (rule) Hefty v. Paul Seymour Ins. Agency Thus, even viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to plaintiffs ( see Newman v RCPI Landmark Props., LLC , 28 NY3d 1032, 1034 [2016]; Carroll v Rondout Yacht Basin, Inc. , ___ AD3d ___, ___, 2018 NY Slip Op 04051, *2 [2018]), we find that the record in the instant case evinces nothing more than the standard consumer-insurance broker relationship ( see Hoffend & Sons, Inc. v Rose & Kiernan, Inc. , 7 NY3d at 158 ; Murphy v Kuhn , 90 NY2d at 271 ; Moutafis Motors, Ltd. v MRW Group, Inc. , 144 AD3d at 1002 ; Kaufman v BWD Group LLC , 127 AD3d at 434 ; Trans High Corp. v Pollack Assoc., L…