Abdallah v. Flattery
Opinion of the Court
—Order unanimously affirmed with costs. Memorandum: Plaintiffs commenced this action to recover for injuries allegedly sustained by Fawwaz Abdallah (plaintiff) when defendant’s vehicle struck the vehicle driven by plaintiff. Plaintiff alleged that he sustained a significant disfigurement and a significant limitation of use of a body function or system (see, Insurance Law § 5102 [d]). Supreme Court properly granted defendant’s cross motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint. Defendant met his initial burden on the motion by demonstrating that plaintiff did not
Plaintiff failed to raise a triable issue of fact concerning whether he had sustained a significant limitation or significant disfigurement as a result of the accident (see, Gaddy v Eyler, supra, at 957; Barbarulo v Allery, supra, at 899-900; Dyagi v Newburgh Auto Auction, supra; Jordan v Baine, supra, at 896). (Appeal from Order of Supreme Court, Erie County, Michalek, J. — Summary Judgment.) Present — Pigott, Jr., P. J., Pine, Hayes, Kehoe and Burns, JJ.
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