| Katanova v To Wah Tsang |
| 2008 NY Slip Op 51269(U) [20 Misc 3d 127(A)] |
| Decided on April 3, 2008 |
| Appellate Term, Second Department |
| Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. |
| This opinion is uncorrected and will not be published in the printed Official Reports. |
Appeal from an order of the Civil Court of the City of New York, Queens County (Joseph
Esposito, J.), dated January 16, 2007. The order granted defendant's motion for summary
judgment dismissing the complaint.
Order affirmed without costs.
In this action to recover damages for personal injuries arising from a motor vehicle accident,
the court granted a motion by defendant for summary judgment dismissing the complaint on the
threshold ground that plaintiffs had not sustained a serious injury pursuant to Insurance Law
§ 5102 (d). Plaintiffs' only contention on appeal is that the court wrongfully found that they
did not raise a triable issue of fact in
response to defendant's prima facie showing that plaintiffs had not sustained a serious
injury pursuant to Insurance Law § 5102 (d). Upon a review of the record, we find that
neither plaintiff adequately explained the serious gaps in their respective treatments (see e.g.
Pommells v Perez, 4 NY3d 566 [2005]; Aponte v Tusa, 28 AD3d 407 [2006]; Batista v Olivo, 17 AD3d 494
[2005]). Moreover, in their opposition below, plaintiffs failed to offer any evidence or argument
to support their claim pursuant to the 90/180 day category. Accordingly, we affirm the order
granting defendant's motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
Golia, J.P., Pesce and Rios, JJ., concur.
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Decision Date: April 3, 2008