Andrew Denney

April 23, 2018 | New York Law Journal

A Queens-based group devoted to the Falun Gong movement—which has been labeled as a cult by the Chinese government—should be defined as a religious institution for the purposes of a lawsuit against a self-styled anti-cult group that it said has allegedly assaulted its members, a federal judge found.

By Andrew Denney |

4 minute read

April 20, 2018 | New York Law Journal

An Albany judge has ruled that the widow of one of two police officers killed in a 1971 ambush in Harlem by members of the Black Liberation Army cannot block the state parole board's decision to release Herman Bell, one of the men convicted in the murders.

By Andrew Denney |

3 minute read

April 19, 2018 | New York Law Journal

The Fearless Girl is getting out of the path of the Charging Bull, which may also allow the New York City government and the owner of the Fearless Girl to sidestep a lawsuit.

By Andrew Denney |

4 minute read

April 18, 2018 | New York Law Journal

The nanny whose attorneys said she committed the grisly slayings of two children while they were in her care at their family's home because the devil told her to do it was found guilty of murder on Wednesday.

By Andrew Denney |

3 minute read

April 17, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Carol Edmead said Tuesday she will grant a preliminary injunction ordering the agency to conduct inspections in thousands of its units.

By Andrew Denney |

4 minute read

April 16, 2018 | New York Law Journal

A Manhattan jury has awarded a record-breaking $60 million asbestos verdict to the estate of a man who died from mesothelioma after working for years as a laborer near asbestos-laden boilers and construction implements.

By Andrew Denney |

2 minute read

April 16, 2018 | New York Law Journal

While David Buckel, an attorney who died on April 14 after setting himself on fire in a park in Brooklyn, had become widely known for his work on LGBT causes, he spent the final years of his life out of the legal limelight and focused his energy on environmental protection.

By Andrew Denney |

7 minute read

April 13, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Jury selection is set to begin in the second bribery trial of former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, as prosecutors are expected to present much of the same elements of a case that in 2015 won them a conviction on more than seven counts.

By Andrew Denney |

6 minute read

April 12, 2018 | New York Law Journal

“It's crystal clear that if this court were to disclose the names of the Stingray devices, that would provide the bad actors with the capabilities of the NYPD's technology,” the judge said.

By Andrew Denney |

2 minute read

April 12, 2018 | New York Law Journal

An embattled Rochester City Court judge who was on probation and who was arrested on Tuesday of illegally purchasing a shotgun has been suspended from the bench.

By Andrew Denney |

3 minute read