Andrew Denney

December 04, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A judge may not delegate by standing court order the authority to impose pre-determined traffic fines to a court clerk, according to an opinion by the Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics.

By Andrew Denney

5 minute read

December 03, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A judge may not delegate by standing court order the authority to impose pre-determined traffic fines to a court clerk, according to an opinion by the Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics.

By Andrew Denney

5 minute read

December 03, 2015 | New York Law Journal

The so-called "firefighter rule" cannot be used to bar a personal injury lawsuit filed by a New York City police officer who tripped over a paper shredder's power cord that had been extended across her office floor, a Brooklyn appeals court ruled.

By Andrew Denney

2 minute read

December 02, 2015 | New York Law Journal

The so-called "firefighter rule" cannot be used to bar a personal injury lawsuit filed by a New York City police officer who tripped over a paper shredder's power cord that had been extended across her office floor, a Brooklyn appeals court ruled.

By Andrew Denney

2 minute read

December 02, 2015 | New York Law Journal

John Pace, who was known for his civic involvement and his role in a politically prominent family in Suffolk County, died Sunday after a two-year battle with cancer.

By Andrew Denney

3 minute read

December 02, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman has appointed Presiding Justice Richard Lowe III of the Appellate Term, First Department, as chair of the New York court system's Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission, which promotes racial and ethnic fairness in state courts.

By Andrew Denney

2 minute read

December 01, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman has appointed Presiding Justice Richard Lowe III of the Appellate Term, First Department, as chair of the New York court system's Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission, which promotes racial and ethnic fairness in state courts.

By Andrew Denney

2 minute read

December 01, 2015 | New York Law Journal

John Pace, who was known for his civic involvement and his role in a politically prominent family in Suffolk County, died Sunday after a two-year battle with cancer.

By Andrew Denney

3 minute read

December 01, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A Brooklyn appeals court has thrown out a malicious prosecution suit filed by a man who spent 20 years in prison for murder before being released on a petition for habeas corpus, saying that New York City police had probable cause to believe the man committed the crime.

By Andrew Denney

6 minute read

December 01, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A Brooklyn appeals court has thrown out a malicious prosecution suit filed by a man who spent 20 years in prison for murder before being released on a petition for habeas corpus, saying that New York City police had probable cause to believe the man committed the crime.

By Andrew Denney

6 minute read