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Zito v. Lezi

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Feb 1, 2007
37 A.D.3d 164 (N.Y. App. Div. 2007)

Opinion

No. 106.

February 1, 2007.

Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Alan Saks, J.), entered December 19, 2005, which granted defendants' motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Steven C. Pepperman, New York, for appellant.

John C. Buratti Associates, Yonkers (Jeffrey A. Domoto of counsel), for respondents.

Before: Tom, J.P., Andrias, Friedman, Catterson and Kavanagh, JJ.


Defendants met their initial burden of establishing, prima facie, that plaintiff had not suffered serious injury within the meaning of Insurance Law § 5102 (d) ( see Gaddy v Eyler, 79 NY2d 955, 956-957). Defendants submitted the affirmation of an orthopedic surgeon, who, based upon his examination of plaintiff and objective medical tests, concluded that plaintiff had not suffered permanent consequential limitation or significant loss or impairment of the function of her neck, back or left knee by reason of the alleged automobile accident. Plaintiff failed to meet her consequent burden to adduce evidence showing an objective medical basis for her claim of serious injury ( see Toure v Avis Rent A Car Sys., 98 NY2d 345; Suarez v Abe, 4 AD3d 288).


Summaries of

Zito v. Lezi

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Feb 1, 2007
37 A.D.3d 164 (N.Y. App. Div. 2007)
Case details for

Zito v. Lezi

Case Details

Full title:CAMILLE ZITO, Appellant, v. REZARK LEZI et al., Respondents, et al.…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: Feb 1, 2007

Citations

37 A.D.3d 164 (N.Y. App. Div. 2007)
2007 N.Y. Slip Op. 732
828 N.Y.S.2d 398