Andrew Denney

May 29, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Supporters of third-party litigation funding and representatives from the industry argue that fronting consumers funds from their potential settlements can help cash-strapped litigants make ends meet while they wait for their settlements to get paid out.

By Andrew Denney |

6 minute read

May 24, 2018 | New York Law Journal

The Office of Court Administration has done what it can to improve New York's small-town courts, including the launch of a pilot program last year in four counties to hold centralized arraignments at fixed times of the day, which has drawn interest from other counties.

By Andrew Denney |

15 minute read

May 24, 2018 | New York Law Journal

U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan of the Southern District of New York found that the prolonged detention of Augustin Sajous, who came to the United States from Haiti in 1972 when he was 14 years old, without a bond hearing violates his due process rights.

By Andrew Denney |

5 minute read

May 24, 2018 | New York Law Journal

As New York City police begin talks on how it could change enforcement of marijuana laws, district attorneys in the metro area have taken different stances on how they might approach low-level offenses like possession and public smoking.

By Andrew Denney |

5 minute read

May 22, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Sessions' ruling opens the door to reopening more than 350,000 immigration cases that were disposed by administrative closure, which could further inundate immigration courts facing substantial case backlogs.

By Andrew Denney |

4 minute read

May 18, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Lawyers for a Haitian man who has been held by immigration authorities since September for convictions of turnstile jumping in New York City argued before a federal judge on Friday that their client should be entitled to a bond hearing at the six-month mark of his detention.

By Andrew Denney |

3 minute read

May 18, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Ropes & Gray senior counsel Jerome Katz, who led the legal team representing the investors, said that Glaser used the profits from the companies, especially the relatively higher-value Parts Depot, to cover losses from other acquisitions in his portfolio.

By Andrew Denney |

3 minute read

May 13, 2018 | New York Law Journal

New York's town and village justices operate under a system devised for a prior century, and many have had their struggles with judicial discipline. But they tend to be popular in the communities they serve, offering a brand of justice that may not be expected from high-volume courts based in urban areas and county seats.

By Andrew Denney |

15 minute read

May 08, 2018 | New York Law Journal

The New York Court of Appeals denied leave to appeal in two cases over chimpanzees being held in cages by owners upstate, which leaves the lower appellate court's ruling in place. But Judge Fahey took the opportunity to criticize the First Department's reasoning in finding that a chimp cannot be defined as a person and thus is not entitled to habeas relief.

By Andrew Denney |

2 minute read

May 08, 2018 | New York Law Journal

A Rochester judge convicted of driving while intoxicated, and a Suffolk County judge arrested after he was caught allegedly stealing a woman's panties were both suspended.

By Andrew Denney |

2 minute read