Velasquez v. MTA Bus Co.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Arlene R Bluth, J.), entered on or about May 27, 2014, which granted plaintiffs motion for partial summary judgment on the issue of liability and denied defendants’ cross motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Plaintiff made a prima facie showing of negligence on the part of defendant bus driver by relying on the parties’ deposition testimony, which showed that the accident occurred when plaintiff was riding his bicycle in the middle lane of traffic, and defendant bus driver came up behind him and,…