Andrew Denney

September 18, 2018 | New York Law Journal

In one of the biggest settlement agreements reached in New York for survivors of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn has agreed to pay $27.5 million to four persons who alleged they had been abused as children by a volunteer at the St. Lucy-St. Patrick's church in Brooklyn, the plaintiffs' lawyers in the case said Tuesday.

By Andrew Denney

5 minute read

September 18, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Visa, Mastercard and a number of U.S. banks have reached an agreement to pay $6.2 billion to settle a long-running class action suit brought by millions of merchants over card swipe fees.

By Andrew Denney

5 minute read

September 18, 2018 | Litigation Daily

Visa, Mastercard and a number of U.S. banks have reached an agreement to pay $6.2 billion to settle a long-running class action suit brought by millions of merchants over card swipe fees.

By Andrew Denney

5 minute read

September 17, 2018 | New York Law Journal

President Donald Trump is pushing back against an effort by a woman suing him for defamation for the president to produce information about other women who have accused him of sexual harassment, deriding it as a means to harass and distract him from his official duties.

By Andrew Denney

5 minute read

September 17, 2018 | Litigation Daily

President Donald Trump is pushing back against an effort by a woman suing him for defamation for the president to produce information about other women who have accused him of sexual harassment, deriding it as a means to harass and distract him from his official duties.

By Andrew Denney

5 minute read

September 14, 2018 | New York Law Journal

One councilman wants to see the program expanded to cover tenants who are at 400 percent of the poverty level or below, the equivalent of making $15 an hour at a full-time job.

By Andrew Denney

6 minute read

September 13, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Nassau County Supreme Court Justice George Peck, who during his stint as a prosecutor during a particularly violent era in the New York City metro area included a number of high-profile murder convictions, died on Wednesday. He was 75.

By Andrew Denney

3 minute read

September 13, 2018 | New York Law Journal

A federal judge has certified a class of Filipino nurses who have brought human trafficking claims against New York's largest network of for-profit nursing homes who say they had to stay with the company or face getting hit with $25,000 lawsuits.

By Andrew Denney

5 minute read

September 12, 2018 | New York Law Journal

The convictions for low-level marijuana possession and public smoking offenses date back to 1978.

By Andrew Denney

2 minute read

September 12, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Prosecutors on Wednesday asked a judge to reject the movie mogul's motion to toss rape and sexual assault charges.

By Andrew Denney

4 minute read