Echevarria v. Ocasio

Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Norma Ruiz, J.), entered July 28, 2014, which, to the extent appealed from as limited by the briefs, granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint based on plaintiff’s inability to demonstrate that she suffered a serious injury to her cervical or lumbar spine within the meaning of Insurance Law § 5102 (d), unanimously modified, on the law, to deny the motion as to plaintiff’s claim that she suffered serious injuries involving significant limitations of use of the cervical and lumbar spine, and otherwise affirmed, without costs.

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