Andrew Denney

August 16, 2018 | New York Law Journal

In a victory for New York residential landlords, the majority on a divided Manhattan appeals court found that there is a hard four-year limit to calculate damages in rent overcharge cases involving buildings where landlords are reaping the benefits of a controversial and complex tax abatement credit.

By Andrew Denney

4 minute read

August 15, 2018 | New York Law Journal

The New York City government has unveiled its proposals for new jails based in four of the city's five boroughs to take the place of the sprawling detention facilities on Rikers Island, which since last year has been in the process of closing down.

By Andrew Denney

3 minute read

August 14, 2018 | New York Law Journal

A federal judge has preserved claims in a proposed class action filed against the New York City government and the embattled New York City Housing Authority for allegedly failing to inspect for and remove lead paint from public housing and declined to let the city off the hook as a defendant in the case.

By Andrew Denney

6 minute read

August 13, 2018 | New York Law Journal

The Suffolk County District Court is stepping up its efforts to combat the opioid epidemic with the formation of a diversionary program that allows some offenders facing drug possession charges to participate without entering a guilty plea.

By Andrew Denney

2 minute read

August 10, 2018 | New York Law Journal

The ruling by U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein of the Southern District of New York comes in one of four pending cases challenging laws prohibiting the use and advertisement of short-term rentals.

By Andrew Denney

5 minute read

August 09, 2018 | New York Law Journal

State Supreme Court Justice ShawnDya Simpson was one of three Brooklyn judges who was sent packing for courts in different boroughs for issues with absenteeism, case management and the number of days spent at trial.

By Andrew Denney

3 minute read

August 09, 2018 | New York Law Journal

The Bronx Defenders filed a suit against the court system on behalf of a group of defendants who were charged with low-level offenses who said the sluggish pace of their cases through the Bronx courts were violating their speedy-trial rights.

By Andrew Denney

5 minute read

August 09, 2018 | Legaltech News

The New York City Council has approved a package of bills to regulate Uber and other ridesharing services, including a first-of-its-kind, one-year freeze on the number of vehicles allowed on the city streets.

By Andrew Denney

5 minute read

August 08, 2018 | New York Law Journal

The New York City Council has approved a package of bills to regulate Uber and other ridesharing services, including a first-of-its-kind, one-year freeze on the number of vehicles allowed on the city streets.

By Andrew Denney

5 minute read

August 08, 2018 | New York Law Journal

A Manhattan judge has ordered the New York City Police Department to release a trove of documents from the case of Ramarley Graham, who was shot and killed in 2012 by an officer who has since left the department.

By Andrew Denney

3 minute read