McGregor v. Avellaneda, 2007-03618.
Decision Date | 08 April 2008 |
Docket Number | 2007-06463.,2007-03618. |
Parties | STACEY McGREGOR, Appellant, v. CACERES R. AVELLANEDA et al., Defendants and Third-Party Plaintiffs-Respondents. DONALD A. BLEAKLEY, Third-Party Defendant-Respondent. |
Court | New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division |
Ordered that one bill of costs is awarded to the plaintiff, payable by the respondents appearing separately and filing separate briefs.
The defendants and the third-party defendant (hereinafter the respondents) failed on their separate motions to satisfy their initial prima facie burdens of showing that the plaintiff did not sustain a serious injury within the meaning of Insurance Law § 5102 (d) as a result of the subject accident (see Toure v Avis Rent A Car Sys., 98 NY2d 345 [2002]; Gaddy v Eyler, 79 NY2d 955, 956-957 [1992]). In support of their motions, the respondents relied on the affirmed medical report of the third-party defendant's examining neurologist Dr. Rene Elkin. In Dr. Elkin's report, which was based upon an examination that occurred more than three years after the subject accident, Dr. Elkin noted significant range of motion limitations in the plaintiff's left shoulder (see Zamaniyan v Vrabeck, 41 AD3d 472 [2007]; Sullivan v Johnson, 40 AD3d 624 [2007]; Smith v Delcore, 29 AD3d 890 [2006]; Sano v Gorelik, 24 AD3d 747 [2005...
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