Andrew Denney

September 28, 2015 | New York Law Journal

The New York City Bar Association is calling on state and federal lawmakers to take action to reduce prison populations and has announced it will form a task force to advocate for legislation to address the issue.

By Andrew Denney

5 minute read

September 28, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Rather than establish a new office to handle claims of prosecutorial misconduct, courts should ensure that allegations of misconduct are referred to existing appellate division disciplinary committees, the Commission on Statewide Attorney Discipline recommended in a report released Friday.

By Andrew Denney

3 minute read

September 28, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A Suffolk County judge has tossed out a lawsuit by an elected Town of Riverhead official seeking to overturn a new local law prohibing elected officials from holding leadership posts for political parties.

By Andrew Denney

2 minute read

September 28, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A Suffolk County judge has tossed out a lawsuit by an elected Town of Riverhead official seeking to overturn a new local law prohibing elected officials from holding leadership posts for political parties.

By Andrew Denney

2 minute read

September 25, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Rather than establish a new office to handle claims of prosecutorial misconduct, courts should ensure that allegations of misconduct are referred to existing appellate division disciplinary committees, the Commission on Statewide Attorney Discipline recommended in a report released Friday.

By Andrew Denney

3 minute read

September 25, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A former pharmacist for Rite Aid who suffers from a fear of needles and was fired when he said he could not give immunizations had jury awards for back-pay and front-pay upheld, but Northern District Judge Thomas McAvoy said a $900,000 award for compensatory damages shocks the "judicial conscience," and reduced it to $125,000.

By Andrew Denney

5 minute read

September 25, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A former pharmacist for Rite Aid who suffers from a fear of needles and was fired when he said he could not give immunizations had jury awards for back-pay and front-pay upheld, but Northern District Judge Thomas McAvoy said a $900,000 award for compensatory damages shocks the "judicial conscience," and reduced it to $125,000.

By Andrew Denney

5 minute read

September 25, 2015 | New York Law Journal

An accounting executive and attorney who pleaded guilty last year to charges stemming from his involvement with Bernard Madoff's vast Ponzi scheme has been disbarred.

By Andrew Denney

2 minute read

September 24, 2015 | New York Law Journal

An accounting executive and attorney who pleaded guilty last year to charges stemming from his involvement with Bernard Madoff's vast Ponzi scheme has been disbarred.

By Andrew Denney

2 minute read

September 24, 2015 | New York Law Journal

While several courts and law firms in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. are shutting down for the visit by Pope Francis, legal institutions in New York City, which routinely plays host to world leaders and major events, have taken a comparatively business-as-usual approach to His Holiness' tour.

By Andrew Denney

4 minute read