Won Hee Moon v. Vuolo

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals, as limited by her brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Brown, J.), dated September 10, 2013, as granted that branch of the defendant’s motion which was for summary judgment dismissing the complaint insofar as asserted by the plaintiff on behalf of Gloria Kim on the ground that Gloria Kim did not sustain a serious injury within the meaning of Insurance Law § 5102 (d) as a result of the subject accident.

Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.

The defendant met his prima facie burden of showing that the infant Gloria Kim 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 defendant submitted competent medical evidence establishing, prima facie, that the alleged injuries to Kim’s right knee and right shoulder did not constitute serious injuries under either the permanent consequential limitation of use or significant limitation of use categories of Insurance Law § 5102 (d) (see

In opposition, no triable issue of fact was raised. Therefore, the Supreme Court properly granted that branch of the defendant’s motion which was for summary judgment dismissing the complaint insofar as asserted on behalf of Kim.

Dillon, J.E, Dickerson, Roman and Sgroi, JJ., concur.