Kings County Supreme Court Justice David Schmidt confirmed an arbitration award made by a Brooklyn Bais Din (Beth Din). An interesting footnote in the decision explains the “Agav Suder binding procedure”. A copy of the decision may be accessed here.

Here’s a new decision that deals with what appears to be an issue of first impression. The defendant, who is an Orthodox Jew, was served with a motion for summary judgment in lieu of complaint on the day after Yom Kippur. The defendant argued that service was improper under NY General Business Law Sec. 13. […]