Case Name: Luis J. Burgos, Appellant, v. Luis Mario Castro et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2012-10-17
Citations: 99 A.D.3d 848
Docket Number: 
Parties: Luis J. Burgos, Appellant, v Luis Mario Castro et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 99
Pages: 848–849

Head Matter:
Luis J. Burgos, Appellant, v Luis Mario Castro et al., Respondents.
[951 NYS2d 897]

Opinion:
The defendants met their prima facie burden of showing that the plaintiff did not sustain a serious injury within the meaning of Insurance Law § 5102 (d) as a result of the subject accident (see Toure v Avis Rent A Car Sys., 98 NY2d 345 [2002]; Gaddy v Eyler, 79 NY2d 955, 956-957 [1992]). In opposition, however, the plaintiff raised a triable issue of fact as to whether he sustained a serious injury to the cervical region of his spine within the meaning of Insurance Law § 5102 (d) as a result of the subject accident (see Perl v Meher, 18 NY3d 208, 215-218 [2011]). Accordingly, the defendants' motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint should have been denied. Dillon, J.P, Balkin, Belen and Austin, JJ., concur.