Andrew Denney

April 27, 2018 | New York Law Journal

New York state court system officials are pushing forward with an effort to increase the use of alternative dispute resolution in the courts, which they say is an underused method of helping to move cases more quickly through the pipeline.

By Andrew Denney |

3 minute read

April 27, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Litigants, take heed: If you're not happy with your attorney's performance, you may want to be careful about how you express your dissatisfaction.

By Andrew Denney |

4 minute read

April 26, 2018 | New York Law Journal

At oral arguments on Thursday for a lawsuit filed against New York City by a man who spent 14 years in prison for a murder he says he didn't commit, judges questioned claims that the case highlights a larger pattern of prosecutorial misconduct within the Queens District Attorney's Office.

By Andrew Denney |

5 minute read

April 26, 2018 | New York Law Journal

A judge bounced a lawsuit filed by man who alleged he was thrown out of a Manhattan bar for wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat, rejecting the argument that the bar patron was discriminated against on the basis of creed.

By Andrew Denney |

4 minute read

April 25, 2018 | New York Law Journal

An Albany County town justice who is facing grand larceny charges for participating in a scheme to steal $4 million from a trust fund that he oversaw has agreed to resign from the bench.

By Andrew Denney |

3 minute read

April 25, 2018 | New York Law Journal

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo fired a shot across the bow at federal immigration authorities on Wednesday, threatening legal action to curtail aggressive tactics by agents that he says have infringed on immigrants' constitutional rights and for allegedly targeting immigrant advocates.

By Andrew Denney |

2 minute read

April 24, 2018 | New York Law Journal

The New York City Police Department's practice of using information from dismissed and sealed cases for everyday law enforcement operations, as well as sharing the information with fellow law enforcement agencies, violates state law, according to a suit filed on Tuesday.

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3 minute read

April 24, 2018 | New York Law Journal

New York's judicial ethics watchdog has recommended the removal of an embattled Rochester City Court judge who has faced a barrage of legal woes during her three years on the bench, including her most recent arrest for allegedly attempting to make an illegal firearms purchase.

By Andrew Denney |

4 minute read

April 23, 2018 | New York Law Journal

The SEC has hit former pharmaceutical executive and convicted stock fraudster Martin Shkreli with a sanction barring him from associating with brokers and ratings agencies.

By Andrew Denney |

2 minute read

April 23, 2018 | New York Law Journal

A former procurement director for the Staten Island District Attorney's Office has pleaded guilty to running a 10-year scheme in which he racked up more than $440,000 on the DA's credit cards through purchasing personal items and transferring funds to his own bank account.

By Andrew Denney |

2 minute read