Hightower v. Ghio
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
The defendant established, prima facie, that the plaintiff did not sustain a serious injury within the meaning of Insurance Law § 5102 (d) (see Toure v Avis Rent A Car Sys., 98 NY2d 345 *935[2002]; Gaddy v Eyler, 79 NY2d 955, 956-957 [1992]; Acosta v Rubin, 2 AD3d 657, 659 [2003]). In opposition, the plaintiff raised triable issues of fact as to whether he sustained serious injuries to the cervical and/or thoracolumbar regions of his spine under the permanent consequential limitation of use and/or the significant limitation of use categories of Insurance Law § 5102 (d) (see Compass v GAE Transp.,…
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- Gaddy v. EylerNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
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