Andrew Denney is the bureau chief for the New York Law Journal. He can be reached at [email protected]. Twitter: @messagetime
May 06, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Decision of the Day: Court Declines Attorney DQ Motion, Finding Placement of Names on Witness List Did Not Obstruct JusticeEric Soehnlein of the Buffalo-based Soehnlein Law PLLC represented defendant Peter Gerace Jr. in connection with criminal charges arising from a 2021…
By Andrew Denney
2 minute read
May 06, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Damages Award in Transgender Discrimination Action Against Postal Service Gives Shape to Post-'Bostock' LandscapeThe plaintiff's attorney said it is the first post-"Bostock" ruling that he could find in his research in which the EEOC ruled in favor of a plaintiff bringing transgender discrimination claims against a federal agency.
By Andrew Denney
2 minute read
May 04, 2024 | New York Law Journal
SBF's Fascinating, Rueful Tale: Michael Lewis' 'Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon'While author Michael Lewis also catalogues Sam Bankman-Fried's wildly out-of-bounds amoral conduct and anti-social attitude, it is the trial, not the book, that strips the emperor down to his skivvies.
By Joseph W. Bellacosa
4 minute read
May 04, 2024 | New York Law Journal
'People v. Donald Trump': The Falsifying of Business Records Case (Part II)Donald Trump's proclivity to social media posting and public statements both while in office, and since, renders his testifying in his criminal trial little short of a perilous legal minefield, a Law Journal columnist writes.
By Roger Bennet Adler
4 minute read
May 03, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Decision of the Day: The West Side Tennis Club Enjoined From Allowing Excessive Noise in Forest Hills StadiumThis ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors.
By ALM Staff
3 minute read
May 03, 2024 | New York Law Journal
With Demonstrations Shaking Up Campuses Across the U.S, New York's Law Schools Plan to Carry On With Commencement CeremoniesWhile most law schools expect to hold their ceremonies according to plan, the planned speakers for one institution's commencement are now declining to participate.
By Andrew Denney
3 minute read
May 02, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Decision of the Day: Negligent Misrepresentation Claim Survives Over Restrictions on Ability to Sell PaintingThis ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors.
By ALM Staff
2 minute read
May 02, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Small Firm's Full Roster of Attorneys Moves to Warshaw BursteinThe transition is not technically a merger, as Brady Klein & Weissman will still operate as an LLP for fee collections.
By Andrew Denney
2 minute read
May 01, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Trumped Up Charges: Unraveling the Unfairness of Political ProsecutionManhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has wrongfully prosecuted a criminal justice reform advocate, an NYPD officer, and a former Republican President of the United States, for seemingly political reasons, a Law Journal contributor writes.
By Cary London
5 minute read
May 01, 2024 | New York Law Journal
The Declining Presence of Lawyers in Elected Office: A Trend to Be ReversedThe decline in lawyers serving in legislatures has been driven in part by economics and changes in the legal profession as significant financial incentives exist for lawyers to practice law rather than run for office, a former president of the New York State Bar Association writes.
By Henry M. Greenberg
7 minute read
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