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Court Should Have Vacated Note of Issue Because of Changed Circumstances
On May 13, 2026, the Second Department issued a decision in Harrison v. 160-01 Jamaica Ave. Corp., 2026 NY Slip Op. 02970, holding that a trial court should have vacated a note of issue because of changed circumstances, explaining: [T]he Supreme Court should have granted that branch of Atlantic’s motion which was pursuant to 22...
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Spotlighting Female Genital Mutilation: An Insidious International Human Rights Crisis
Author: Amanda Janell DeAmor Quest Commonwealth Caribbean Lawyer On August 11, 2025, the BBC reported the death of a one-month-old baby girl who had been subjected to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the Gambia—a country that is one of 10 countries with the highest rates of FGM despite the practice having been outlawed there since...
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Haifa Smoked Fish recalls products after testing shows Listeria contamination
Haifa Smoked Fish of Jamaica, NY, is recalling “COLD SMOKED SALMON” and “COLD SMOKED SEABASS” because of positive tests for Listeria monocytogenes. The implicated Haifa “COLD SMOKED SALMON” is sold in 8-ounce packages with LOT # 219. The “COLD SMOKED SEABASS” is also sold in 8-ounce packages and is marked with LOT # 212. Both...
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Interview with a Probate Lawyer: Brandan J. Pratt
Brandan J. Pratt of Huth, Pratt & Milhauser in Boca Raton was on the winning side of Markes v. Markes, an interesting 4th DCA appellate opinion I wrote about here involving a contested, multi-jurisdictional estate with contacts in New York, Florida and Jamaica. The 4th DCA ruled in that case that a Florida probate judge...
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