| Ambos v New York City Tr. Auth. |
| 2010 NY Slip Op 02076 [71 AD3d 801] |
| March 16, 2010 |
| Appellate Division, Second Department |
| Martin Ambos, Respondent, v New York City TransitAuthority et al., Appellants. |
—[*1] Douglas & London, P.C. (Arnold E. DiJoseph, P.C., New York, N.Y. [Arnold E. DiJosephIII], of counsel), for respondent.
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendants appeal from an order ofthe Supreme Court, Kings County (Velasquez, J.), dated January 21, 2009, which denied theirmotion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint on the ground that the plaintiff did notsustain a serious injury within the meaning of Insurance Law § 5102 (d).
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, and the defendants' motion forsummary judgment dismissing the complaint is granted.
The defendants established, prima facie, through the affirmed reports of their expertorthopedist, Dr. Barbara Freeman, and the plaintiff's deposition testimony, that the plaintiff didnot sustain a serious injury within the meaning of Insurance Law § 5102 (d) as a result ofthe subject accident (see Toure v Avis Rent A Car Sys., 98 NY2d 345 [2002]; Gaddyv Eyler, 79 NY2d 955, 956-957 [1992]; Richards v Tyson, 64 AD3d 760 [2009]; Berson v Rosada Cab Corp., 62 AD3d636 [2009]; Byrd v J.R.R.Limo, 61 AD3d 801 [2009]). The plaintiff failed to submit any objective medicalevidence sufficient to raise a triable issue of fact (see LaMarre v Michelle Taxi, Inc., 60 AD3d 911 [2009]; Fiorillo v Arriaza, 52 AD3d 465[2008]; Piperis v Wan, 49 AD3d840 [2008]; Young Hwan Park vOrellana, 49 AD3d 721 [2008]). In the absence of such evidence, the plaintiff'ssubjective complaints of pain were insufficient to establish a serious injury (see Dantini v Cuffie, 59 AD3d490 [2009]; Villeda v Cassas,56 AD3d 762 [2008]; Ranzie vAbdul-Massih, 28 AD3d 447 [2006]). Rivera, J.P., Florio, Dickerson, Belen andRoman, JJ., concur.