Opinion
2011-11-29
Mattie GRANT, appellant, v. NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY, et al., respondents.
Sacco & Fillas, LLP, Whitestone, N.Y. (Lamont K. Rodgers of counsel), for appellant. Wallace D. Gossett, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Jane Shuffer of counsel), for respondents.
Sacco & Fillas, LLP, Whitestone, N.Y. (Lamont K. Rodgers of counsel), for appellant. Wallace D. Gossett, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Jane Shuffer of counsel), for respondents.
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Sherman, J.), dated September 13, 2010, which granted the defendants' motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint on the ground that she did not sustain a serious injury within the meaning of Insurance Law § 5102 (d).
ORDERED that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The defendants demonstrated their prima facie entitlement to judgment as a matter of law by submitting competent medical evidence which established that the injuries sustained by the plaintiff did not constitute a serious injury within the meaning of Insurance Law § 5102(d) ( see Kivelowitz v. Calia, 43 A.D.3d 1111, 843 N.Y.S.2d 145). In opposition, the plaintiff failed to raise a triable issue of fact either through her medical submissions or via her deposition testimony. The plaintiff testified at her deposition that while her injuries from the accident prevented her from performing some normal activities, they did not prevent her from performing substantially all of her daily activities for not less than 90 days out the first 180 days immediately following the accident ( see Pacheco v. Conners, 69 A.D.3d 818, 894 N.Y.S.2d 782; Farozes v. Kamran, 22 A.D.3d 458, 802 N.Y.S.2d 706; see also Dembele v. Cambisaca, 59 A.D.3d 352, 874 N.Y.S.2d 72).
Accordingly, the Supreme Court properly granted the defendants' motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint on the ground that the plaintiff did not sustain a serious injury within the meaning of Insurance Law § 5102(d).