Johnson v. City of New York

In this personal injury action, plaintiff mother, Coretta Johnson, alleged that when she was 12 days pregnant, she was injured when a police vehicle backed up and hit her as she was crossing a street. She further alleged that she sustained a stress fracture of her right tibia as a result of the accident, and that *584the trauma and stress of the accident caused her to experience pregnancy complications resulting in an emergency cesarean section at 27 weeks.

The City defendants’ evidence, consisting of medical records, deposition testimony and expert medical affirmations, established prima facie…