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THE ALLEGATION THE CAR IN FRONT MADE A SUDDEN STOP DOES NOT RAISE A QUESTION OF FACT IN A REAR-END COLLISION (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined the allegation plaintiff made a sudden stop in this rear-end collision case did not raise a question of fact about whether there was a non-negligent cause for the traffic accident:

… [T]he plaintiff established her prima facie entitlement to judgment as a matter of law by demonstrating that her vehicle was stopped for a traffic condition ahead when it was struck in the rear by the defendants’ vehicle … . In opposition, the defendants failed to raise a triable issue of fact. The defendants’ assertion that it was a sudden stop of the plaintiff’s vehicle that caused the accident was insufficient, in and of itself, to raise a triable issue of fact as to whether there was a nonnegligent explanation for the happening of the rear-end collision … . Genao v Cassetta, 2023 NY Slip Op 01078, Second Dept 3-1-23

Practice Point: In a rear-end collision case, the allegation the car in front made a sudden stop does not raised a question of fact about whether there is a non-negligent explanation for the accident.

 

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