Case Title: John R. Linton v. Muhammad Nawaz

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State: new-york

Court: New York Appellate Court

Date: 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

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This memorandum is uncorrected and subject to revision before
publication in the New York Reports.
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No. 122  SSM 8
John R. Linton, et al.,
            Respondents,
        v.
Muhammad Nawaz, et al.,
            Appellants.
Submitted by Stacy R. Seldin, for appellants.
Submitted by Peter J. Eliopoulos, for respondents.
MEMORANDUM:
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed,
with costs, and the certified question answered in the
affirmative.
In this personal injury case in which a taxi struck the
plaintiff, the evidence plaintiff proffered relating to injuries
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to his right shoulder and lumbosacral spine raised a triable
question of fact as to whether he suffered a serious injury that
was causally related to the accident under the permanent
consequential limitation of use of a body organ or member and/or
significant limitation of a body function or system criteria (see
Insurance Law § 5102[d]).  Since plaintiff established that at
least some of his injuries meet the "No Fault" threshold, it is
unnecessary to address whether his proof with respect to other
injuries he allegedly sustained would have been sufficient to
withstand defendants' motion for summary judgment.
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On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.11 of the Rules,
order affirmed, with costs, and certified question answered in
the affirmative, in a memorandum.  Chief Judge Lippman and Judges
Ciparick, Graffeo, Read, Smith, Pigott and Jones concur.
Decided April 6, 2010