The record raises a triable issue of material fact as to whether plaintiff suffered a "serious injury" pursuant to Insurance Law § 5102 (d) in the form of a "significant limitation of use of a body function or system," i.e., alleged injuries to her lower back purportedly limiting range of motion. In his affidavit, Dr. Westrich opined that plaintiff had suffered, inter alia, a "30% decrease [in] flexibility of her lumbosacral spine upon flexion & extension...
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