Andrew Denney is the bureau chief for the New York Law Journal. He can be reached at [email protected]. Twitter: @messagetime
November 06, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Former Prosecutor Spared Jail in Assault ConvictionA former Manhattan prosecutor who was found guilty of assaulting a woman in a bar has avoided a jail sentence and has instead been sentenced to 10 days of community service and ordered to complete an alcohol abuse treatment program.
By Andrew Denney
2 minute read
November 06, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Two LI Attorneys Disbarred for Mortgage Fraud SchemeTwo Suffolk County attorneys who were convicted of felony charges for their roles in a mortgage fraud scheme that prosecutors said fleeced lenders out of millions have been disbarred by the Second Department.
By Andrew Denney
2 minute read
November 06, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Panel Suppresses Handgun Tossed During Police ChaseA Queens judge should have suppressed a firearm that a man, convicted in 2008 of criminal possession of a weapon, tossed from his waistband during a foot pursuit by police, an appeals court ruled in vacating the man's indictment.
By Andrew Denney
4 minute read
November 06, 2015 | New York Law Journal
NYC's Five District Attorneys Ask for 32 Percent Pay RaiseAfter eight years without a raise, New York City's district attorneys are asking officials to boost their pay from $190,000 to $250,000.
By Andrew Denney
2 minute read
November 06, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Panel Suppresses Handgun Tossed During Police ChaseA Queens judge should have suppressed a firearm that a man, convicted in 2008 of criminal possession of a weapon, tossed from his waistband during a foot pursuit by police, an appeals court ruled in vacating the man's indictment.
By Andrew Denney
4 minute read
November 05, 2015 | New York Law Journal
NYC's Five District Attorneys Ask for 32 Percent Pay RaiseAfter eight years without a raise, New York City's district attorneys are asking officials to boost their pay from $190,000 to $250,000.
By Andrew Denney
2 minute read
November 05, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Small Stock Shares Require No Recusal, Committee SaysJudges are not precluded from presiding over cases involving large companies in which they or their spouses own small numbers of shares, according to a recent opinion by the Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics.
By Andrew Denney
2 minute read
November 05, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Big Deals: Walgreens Acquires Rite Aid for $9.41B; KeyCorp Expands With $4.1B Bank BuyWalgreens is buying rival Rite Aid for about $9.41 billion in cash, creating a drugstore giant with nearly 18,000 stores around the world. Also, KeyCorp will expand deeper into the Northeast with a $4.1 billion deal to buy First Niagara Financial Group and create the 13th largest commercial bank in the United States.
By Andrew Denney
5 minute read
November 04, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Big Deals: Walgreens Acquires Rite Aid for $9.41B; KeyCorp Expands With $4.1B Bank BuyWalgreens is buying rival Rite Aid for about $9.41 billion in cash, creating a drugstore giant with nearly 18,000 stores around the world. Also, KeyCorp will expand deeper into the Northeast with a $4.1 billion deal to buy First Niagara Financial Group and create the 13th largest commercial bank in the United States.
By Andrew Denney
5 minute read
November 04, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Small Stock Shares Require No Recusal, Committee SaysJudges are not precluded from presiding over cases involving large companies in which they or their spouses own small numbers of shares, according to a recent opinion by the Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics.
By Andrew Denney
2 minute read