Legal Opinion

Cekic v. Zapata

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided January 14, 2010PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Defendant met his initial burden by submitting the affirmed report of experts who examined plaintiffs and concluded, based upon objective tests conducted, that neither had suffered a permanent consequential limitation or a significant limitation of his/her lumbar or cervical spine as a result of the subject September 25, 2005 motor vehicle accident.

Although plaintiff Asim Cekic came forward with objective medical evidence of a limitation, such evidence is unavailing due to a failure to distinguish between injuries from the subject accident and those from two prior accidents (see Pommells v…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Pommells v. PerezNew York Court of Appeals · 2005
  2. Thompson v. AbbasiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  3. Depena v. SyllaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  4. Gonzalez v. A.V. Managing, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Vila v. Foxglove Taxi Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2018

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