Goodwin v Walter, 2018 NY Slip Op 06643 (4th Dept. 2018)
“We further conclude, however, that defendant submitted evidence establishing that plaintiff’s injuries were caused by a preexisting condition, i.e., ankylosing spondylitis, a genetic condition. Thus, “plaintiff had the burden to come forward with evidence addressing defendant’s claimed lack of causation” (Pommells v Perez, 4 NY3d 566, 580 [2005]). Plaintiff raised a question of fact by submitting the affidavit of her treating chiropractor and the affirmation of her primary care physician. Plaintiff’s primary care physician asserted that plaintiff’s preexisting condition was “asymptomatic” prior to the accident, and both the primary care physician and the treating chiropractor asserted that, after the accident, plaintiff had a quantified limited range of motion in, inter alia, her neck (see Terwilliger v Knickerbocker, 81 AD3d 1350, 1351 [4th Dept 2011]).”
