Andrew Denney

July 12, 2017 | New York Law Journal

At a hearing Wednesday in Brooklyn to clear a man of his 20-year-old murder conviction for prosecutorial misconduct, there was plenty of blame to go around for what went wrong in the case.

By Andrew Denney

2 minute read

July 11, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Defense counsel for General Motors told jurors it was not a faulty part, but a run-of-the-mill fender bender partly caused by inattention to the road, that caused any injury suffered by the plaintiff as trial for the seventh General Motors bellwether ignition defect case opened Tuesday. But the plaintiff's legal team blamed their client's leg injuries on a defective ignition switch that they say allowed a driver's knee to knock the car key out of position.

By Andrew Denney

14 minute read

July 10, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The Orange County District Attorney's Office has asked the Court of Appeals to eye the Second Department's decision to throw out convictions for four defendants who were tried by an anonymous jury.

By Andrew Denney

4 minute read

July 07, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Lawyers for The New York Times came out swinging on Friday in Sarah Palin's defamation lawsuit against the paper over an editorial linking her to a mass shooting, arguing the former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate could not show The Times acted with actual malice.

By Andrew Denney

7 minute read

July 07, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The district judge presiding over a proposed securities fraud class action suit against Brazilian petroleum giant Petrobras should have taken a closer look at the types of stock purchases the plaintiffs made before class certification, an appeals court has ruled.

By Andrew Denney

13 minute read

July 06, 2017 | Litigation Daily

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan partner James Bernard led a fight to recover more than $1 billion in assets for creditors who obtained favorable rulings from U.S. courts for losses suffered in Iran-backed attacks

By Andrew Denney

14 minute read

July 03, 2017 | New York Law Journal

For most people, divorce is an experience they would pay to forget. For actor Ben Vereen, who did just that, it cost him at least $10,000 in attorney fees.

By Andrew Denney

2 minute read

June 30, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Runoff from sewer overflows into the waters around New York City deprives millions of the chance to enjoy the waters for recreation, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is to blame for not forcing the state to update clean water rules, a coalition of environmental groups allege in a new lawsuit.

By Andrew Denney

2 minute read

June 30, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Increasingly frequent appearances of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in New York courthouses is causing immigrants fearing deportation to stay away, legal service providers for immigrants told a New York City Council committee on Thursday.

By Andrew Denney

4 minute read

June 30, 2017 | New York Law Journal

A federal appeals court has reinstated a Belarusian petrochemical company's sovereign immunity defense to a suit filed by a New York lawyer who holds the company responsible for his 2008 abduction and alleged torture at the hands of Belarusian authorities.

By Andrew Denney

14 minute read