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Supreme Court, Bronx County, June 8, 2009
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Richard T. Lau & Associates, Jericho (Kathleen E. Fioretti of counsel), for Doruk Celen, defendant. Philip J. Sporn & Associates, Bronx (Robert J. Di Gianni, Jr. and Philip J. Sporn of counsel), for plaintiffs.
{**27 Misc 3d at 285} OPINION OF THE COURT
Lucy Billings, J.
I. Background
Plaintiffs sue to recover for personal injuries sustained October 22, 2006, when a motor vehicle owned and operated by defendant Celen collided with a motor vehicle plaintiff Rima Lake owned and operated, in which plaintiffs Raymond Lake Sr., Raymond Lake Jr., Raymond Lake III, and Yadira Rodriguez were passengers. Raymond Lake Jr. has discontinued his action. Celen moves for summary judgment (CPLR 3212 [b]) dismissing the claims of Raymond Lake Sr., Raymond Lake III, and Rodriguez on the ground that they have not sustained a "serious injury" entitling them to recover for "non-economic loss." (Insurance Law

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