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Smith v. Cherubini

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Oct 23, 2007
44 A.D.3d 520 (N.Y. App. Div. 2007)

Opinion

No. 1792.

October 23, 2007.

Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Edgar G. Walker, J.), entered on or about July 3, 2006, which granted defendant's motion to set aside a $320,000 jury verdict rendered in plaintiffs favor and dismissed the action, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Pollack, Pollack, Isaac DeCicco, New York (Brian J. Isaac of counsel), for appellant.

Mead, Hecht, Conklin Gallagher, LLP, Mamaroneck (Elizabeth M. Hecht of counsel), for respondent.

Before: Lippman, P.J., Andrias, Williams, Buckley and Malone, JJ.


Plaintiff failed to show that she suffered a "serious injury" within the meaning of Insurance Law § 5102 (d) ( see Licari v Elliott, 57 NY2d 230). She alleged multiple injuries, including migraine headaches and bulging and herniated cervical and lumbosacral discs. The evidence showed a preexisting history of migraines, and prior and subsequent accidents.

Plaintiff's medical expert failed to explain or address how the intervening accidents and history of progressively worsening migraines were not the cause of her complaints, and failed to testify as to any current, causally related limitation experienced by plaintiff ( see Thompson v Abbasi, 15 AD3d 95). The expert also failed to identify any objective basis for the percentages attributed to the restricted ranges of motion, and did not objectively relate the MRI findings to plaintiff's current complaints ( see Taylor v Terrigno, 27 AD3d 316).


Summaries of

Smith v. Cherubini

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Oct 23, 2007
44 A.D.3d 520 (N.Y. App. Div. 2007)
Case details for

Smith v. Cherubini

Case Details

Full title:MARIA SMITH, Appellant v. DANA M. CHERUBINI, Respondent

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: Oct 23, 2007

Citations

44 A.D.3d 520 (N.Y. App. Div. 2007)
2007 N.Y. Slip Op. 7925
844 N.Y.S.2d 29

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