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LILIA SAMBAJON, respondent, v. CARIDAD EVERETT, appellant.

DECISION ORDER

ORDERED that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is granted, and the complaint is dismissed.

The defendant made a prima facie showing of his entitlement to judgment as a matter of law (see Toure v. Avis Rent A Car Sys., 98 N.Y.2d 345). In opposition, the plaintiff failed to raise a triable issue of fact (see Insurance Law § 5102[d]). She submitted an affirmed medical report from a board-certified orthopedic surgeon stating that she received no treatment for six months after the accident and recommending physical therapy three times a week to ensure "maximum medical improvement." Although the plaintiff testified at an examination before trial that she underwent physical therapy three times a week for an unspecified period, no medical evidence was submitted as to the nature and extent of any treatment. Accordingly, summary judgment should have been granted to the defendant dismissing the complaint (see Crespo v. Kramer, 295 A.D.2d 467; Mejia v. Thom, 280 A.D.2d 528; Lauretta v. County of Suffolk, 273 A.D.2d 204; Jimenez v. Kambli, 272 A.D.2d 581; Rum v. Pam Transp., 250 A.D.2d 751; cf. Manzano v. O'Neil, 98 N.Y.2d 728).

SANTUCCI, J.P., SMITH, GOLDSTEIN, H. MILLER and MASTRO, JJ., concur.

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SAMBAJON v. EVERETT
(Jan 13, 2003)