Andrew Denney

October 31, 2017 | New York Law Journal

A former columnist for The New York Times can pursue his defamation claim against a company that produced a film based on an article penned by his former wife that portrays him as a philanderer, a Manhattan judge has ruled.

By Andrew Denney |

2 minute read

October 30, 2017 | New York Law Journal

A Sullivan County jury found that a school district that allegedly turned a “blind eye” to severe bullying inflicted upon one of its students should pay $1 million in damages to the student's family.

By Andrew Denney |

4 minute read

October 27, 2017 | New York Law Journal

A Suffolk County lawyer was arrested Friday on charges that he and an accomplice ran a six-year scheme to steal $2 million in settlement money from a wrongful death suit that was supposed to be bequeathed to the daughter of a man who died while in police custody.

By Andrew Denney |

4 minute read

October 26, 2017 | New York Law Journal

With a growing cannabis industry in the United States in recent years—to keep up—a new area of legal practice is growing up to provide services to companies with needs ranging from navigating regulatory hurdles to assisting with finance issues.

By Andrew Denney |

18 minute read

October 25, 2017 | New York Law Journal

A Suffolk County doctor facing criminal charges for overprescribing pain meds who employed the novel defense of blaming his offenses on Big Pharma was unsuccessful in his effort to join a class action suit against the industry filed by a group of New York county governments.

By Andrew Denney |

3 minute read

October 24, 2017 | New York Law Journal

A Queens jury has handed up a record $41.5 million verdict to the family of a New York City sanitation worker who died in 2014 when he was crushed by a street sweeper.

By Andrew Denney |

2 minute read

October 24, 2017 | New York Law Journal

New York City taxicab medallion holders are being unfairly forced to comply with regulations not imposed upon ride-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft and that those constraints are causing them to lose business, a lawyer representing New York credit unions argued Tuesday before an appeals court.

By Andrew Denney |

8 minute read

October 23, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Officer Wayne Isaacs is accused of shooting an unarmed man during an alleged road rage incident. Isaacs claims it was self-defense.

By Andrew Denney |

4 minute read

October 12, 2017 | New York Law Journal

 Amid harsh criticism over his decision to drop investigations against members of the Trump family and Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein,…

By Andrew Denney | New York Law Journal |

5 minute read

October 11, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. is facing mounting criticism for his decisions to drop investigations against high-profile targets, which have come under scrutiny in the last week.

By Andrew Denney | New York Law Journal |

5 minute read