Case Name: Carmen Silva, Appellant, v. Rafael Vizcarrondo, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2006-07-13
Citations: 31 A.D.3d 292
Docket Number: 
Parties: Carmen Silva, Appellant, v Rafael Vizcarrondo, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 31
Pages: 292–292

Head Matter:
Carmen Silva, Appellant, v Rafael Vizcarrondo, Respondent.
[819 NYS2d 246]

Opinion:
Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Betty Owen Stinson, J.), entered September 26, 2005, which granted defendant's motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, the motion denied, the complaint reinstated, and the matter remanded for further proceedings.
The affirmation of plaintiffs treating physician, based upon six physical examinations of plaintiff over the course of 17 months beginning shortly after the accident, included her findings of limited ranges of motion in the lumbar and cervical spine and right elbow, which she assigned specific percentages and compared to the normal range. Contrary to the motion court's conclusion, this met the minimal standard required to substantiate a claim of "serious injury" pursuant to Insurance Law § 5102 (d). Concur—Andrias, J.P., Saxe, Nardelli, Catterson and Malone, JJ.