Wunderlich v. Bhuiyan

• Decision Date: 10 October 2012
• Citation: 2012 N.Y. Slip Op. 06802,951 N.Y.S.2d 885,99 A.D.3d 795
• Parties: Carl WUNDERLICH, appellant, v. Washim U. BHUIYAN, et al., respondents.
• Court: New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division

99 A.D.3d 795
951 N.Y.S.2d 885
2012 N.Y. Slip Op. 06802

Carl WUNDERLICH, appellant,
v.
Washim U. BHUIYAN, et al., respondents.

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.

Oct. 10, 2012.

Schlemmer & Maniatis, LLP, New York, N.Y. (Paul M. Schlemmer of counsel), for appellant.

Baker, McEvoy, Morrissey & Moskovits, P.C., New York, N.Y. (Stacy R. Seldin of counsel), for respondent Washim U. Bhuiyan.

Adams, Hanson, Rego, Carlin, Hughes, Kaplan & Fishbein, Lake Success, N.Y. (Judy Goodstein of counsel), for respondents Georgios A. Alexiou and Despina Efremidis.

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Butler, J.), entered April 8, 2011, which granted the motion of the defendant Washim U. Bhuiyan, and the separate motion of the defendants Georgios A. Alexiou and Despina Efremidis, for summary judgment dismissing the complaint insofar as asserted against each of them on the ground that he did not sustain a serious injury within the meaning of Insurance Law § 5102(d) as a result of the subject accident.

ORDERED that the order is affirmed, with one bill of costs to the respondents appearing separately and filing separate briefs.

The defendants met their 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 N.Y.2d 345, 746 N.Y.S.2d 865, 774 N.E.2d 1197;Gaddy v. Eyler, 79 N.Y.2d 955, 956–957, 582 N.Y.S.2d 990, 591 N.E.2d 1176). The defendants submitted competent medical evidence establishing, prima facie, that the alleged injuries to the plaintiff's right knee did not constitute a serious injury within the meaning of Insurance Law § 5102(d) ( see Staff v. Yshua, 59 A.D.3d 614, 874 N.Y.S.2d 180), including evidence establishing, prima facie, that the plaintiff did not sustain a serious injury under the 90/180 day category of Insurance Law § 5102(d) ( see Bamundo v. Fiero, 88 A.D.3d 831, 931 N.Y.S.2d 239).

In opposition, the plaintiff failed to raise a triable issue of fact ( see *886Il Chung Lim v. Chrabaszcz, 95 A.D.3d 950, 951, 944 N.Y.S.2d 236;McLoud v. Reyes, 82 A.D.3d 848, 849, 919 N.Y.S.2d 32). Accordingly, the Supreme Court properly granted the defendants' separate motions for summary judgment.

ANGIOLILLO, J.P.,...