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In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Asher, J.), dated July 10, 2014, which denied her motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint on the ground that the plaintiff 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 reversed, on the law, with costs, and the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint is granted.
In support of her motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint on the ground that the plaintiff did not sustain a serious injury within the meaning of Insurance Law § 5102 (d), the defendant met her prima facie burden of showing that the plaintiff did not sustain such an injury 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 the plaintiffs cervical and lumbar regions of the spine did not constitute a serious injury within the meaning of Insurance Law § 5102 (d) (see Hayes v Vasilios, 96 AD3d 1010 , 1011 [2012]; Staff v Yshua, 59 AD3d 614 [2009]; Rodriguez v Huerfano, 46 AD3d 794 , 795 [2007]) and, in any event, were not caused by the subject accident but, instead,
In opposition, the plaintiff failed to raise a triable issue of fact. The affirmations of the plaintiffs treating neurologist failed to address the findings of the defendant’s examining radiologist that the plaintiff suffered from a longstanding and degenerative disc disease in his cervical spine which was not caused by the subject accident (see Inzalaco v Consalvo, 115 AD3d 807 , 808-809 [2014]; Irizarry v Lindor, 110 AD3d 846 , 847 [2013]; Chery v Jones, 62 AD3d 742 , 742-743 [2009]; Faulkner v Steinman, 28 AD3d 604 , 605 [2006]). Furthermore, the affirmed magnetic resonance imaging report of the plaintiffs examining radiologist and the affirmed EMG report of the plaintiffs treating physician, which revealed the existence of disc bulges and disc herniations in the plaintiffs cervical spine and radiculopathy, did not set forth those doctors’ opinions on the cause of the findings that they made in their reports (see Knox v Lennihan, 65 AD3d 615 , 616 [2009]; Garcia v Lopez, 59 AD3d 593 , 594 [2009]; Albano v Onolfo, 36 AD3d 728 , 729 [2007]). In addition, the plaintiff failed to set forth any competent medical evidence sufficient to raise a triable issue of fact as to whether he sustained a medically determined injury of a nonpermanent nature that prevented him from performing his usual and customary activities for 90 of the 180 days following the subject accident (see Strenk v Rodas, 111 AD3d 920 , 921 [2013]; Knox v Lennihan, 65 AD3d at 616 ; Gavin v Sati, 29 AD3d 734 , 735 [2006]).
The plaintiffs remaining contention is not properly before this Court.
Accordingly, the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint should have been granted.
Dillon, J.E, Dickerson, Roman and Sgroi, JJ., concur.
Cases cited
- Toure v. Avis Rent A Car Systems, Inc. 98 NY2d 345 p. 598
- Hayes v. Vasilios 96 AD3d 1010 at 1011 p. 598
- Staff v. Yshua 59 AD3d 614 p. 598
- Kabir v. Vanderhost 105 AD3d 811 p. 599
- Faulkner v. Steinman 28 AD3d 604 at 605 p. 599
- Marin v. Ieni 108 AD3d 656 p. 599
- Bamundo v. Fiero 88 AD3d 831 p. 599
- Lewars v. Transit Facility Management Corp. 84 AD3d 1176 at 1178 p. 599
- Inzalaco v. Consalvo 115 AD3d 807 at 808-809 p. 599
- Irizarry v. Lindor 110 AD3d 846 at 847 p. 599
- Chery v. Jones 62 AD3d 742 at 742-743 p. 599
- Knox v. Lennihan 65 AD3d 615 at 616 p. 599
- Garcia v. Lopez 59 AD3d 593 at 594 p. 599
- Albano v. Onolfo 36 AD3d 728 at 729 p. 599
- Strenk v. Rodas 111 AD3d 920 at 921 p. 599
- Gavin v. Sati 29 AD3d 734 at 735 p. 599