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Lewis v. Tejada

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Feb 19, 2009
59 A.D.3d 262 (N.Y. App. Div. 2009)

Opinion

No. 5264.

February 19, 2009.

Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Kenneth L. Thompson, Jr., J.), entered July 8, 2008, which denied defendant Nicolas Tejada's motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint on the ground that plaintiff did not sustain a "serious injury" within the meaning of Insurance Law § 5102 (d), unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Baker, McEvoy, Morrissey Moskovits, P.C., New York (Stacy R. Seldin of counsel), for appellant.

Louis Atilano, Bronx, for respondent.

Before: Mazzarelli, J.P., Friedman, Gonzalez, Catterson and Renwick, JJ.


While defendant satisfied his initial burden of presenting a prima facie case that plaintiff did not suffer serious injury, the submissions of plaintiffs expert were sufficient to raise a triable issue of fact on that question. Plaintiff also raised issues of fact as to her 90/180-day claim.


Summaries of

Lewis v. Tejada

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Feb 19, 2009
59 A.D.3d 262 (N.Y. App. Div. 2009)
Case details for

Lewis v. Tejada

Case Details

Full title:DEBRA A. LEWIS, Respondent, v. NICOLAS TEJADA, Appellant, et al.…

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

Date published: Feb 19, 2009

Citations

59 A.D.3d 262 (N.Y. App. Div. 2009)
2009 N.Y. Slip Op. 1282
872 N.Y.S.2d 667