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MD Zahural Haque, Appellant, v. City of New York et al., Respondents

New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division2012-07-11
97 A.D.3d 636947 N.Y.S.2d 894

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The defendants failed to meet 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]). The defendants failed to adequately address the plaintiffs claim that as a result of the subject accident, he sustained certain psychological injuries constituting a serious injury within the meaning of Insurance Law § 5102 (d) (see Krayn v Torella, 40 AD3d 588 [2007]; see generally Kranis v Biederbeck, 83 AD3d 903 [2011]; Krivit v Pitula, 79 AD3d 1432 [2010]; Chapman v Capoccia, 283 AD2d 798 [2001]).

Accordingly, the Supreme Court should have denied the defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, regardless of the sufficiency of the plaintiffs opposition papers (see Krayn v Torella, 40 AD3d at 588). Skelos, J.P., Florio, Lott and Miller, JJ., concur.