Garcia v. Sunny Transportation Services

“To establish a prima facie case of negligence against a common carrier for injuries sustained by a passenger as a result of the movement of the vehicle, the plaintiff must establish that the movement consisted of a jerk or lurch that was ‘unusual and violent’ ” (Golub v New York City Tr. Auth., 40 AD3d 581, 582 [2007], quoting Urquhart v New York City Tr. Auth., 85 NY2d 828, 830 [1995]; see Burke v MTA Bus Co., 95 AD3d 813 *968[2012]; Gioulis v MTA Bus Co., 94 AD3d 811, 812 [2012]; Black v County of Dutchess, 87 AD3d 1097, 1098 [2011]). Here, in moving for summary judgment on the issue of…