Andrew Denney is the bureau chief for the New York Law Journal. He can be reached at [email protected]. Twitter: @messagetime
August 28, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Mother Owes Son $5,000 Bar Mitzvah Gift From 'Baba', Judge SaysA 20-year-old man is entitled to an overdue bar mitzvah gift that he claimed his mother failed to deliver from his grandmother, a Nassau County court found.
By Andrew Denney
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August 27, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Hospital Overcomes Claims to Recover Heiress' GiftsA Manhattan judge has ruled that the estate of a copper heiress seeking to recover more than $4 million in donations to the hospital where she spent her final years is time-barred from claiming that the hospital manipulated her into making the gifts.
By Andrew Denney
2 minute read
August 26, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Hospital Overcomes Claims to Recover Heiress' GiftsA Manhattan judge has ruled that the estate of a copper heiress seeking to recover more than $4 million in donations to the hospital where she spent her final years is time-barred from claiming that the hospital manipulated her into making the gifts.
By Andrew Denney
2 minute read
August 20, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Leslie Takes Center Stage as New Dean of CardozoMelanie Leslie, the new dean of Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, didn't move to New York City more than 30 years ago to become a lawyer—unless she was playing one on TV. But after several years of trying to make it in show business, Leslie realized she wanted devote her time to something that was more intellectually stimulating.
By Andrew Denney
7 minute read
August 20, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Leslie Takes Center Stage as New Dean of CardozoMelanie Leslie, the new dean of Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, didn't move to New York City more than 30 years ago to become a lawyer—unless she was playing one on TV. But after several years of trying to make it in show business, Leslie realized she wanted devote her time to something that was more intellectually stimulating.
By Andrew Denney
7 minute read
August 20, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Judge Tosses City Housing Department's Vacate OrderThrough attempts to enforce an order to clear tenants from a foreclosed Queens residence, New York City's Department of Housing Preservation and Development unintentionally became an agent of the bank that seized the property, a judge has ruled.
By Andrew Denney
2 minute read
August 20, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Judge Tosses City Housing Department's Vacate OrderThrough attempts to enforce an order to clear tenants from a foreclosed Queens residence, New York City's Department of Housing Preservation and Development unintentionally became an agent of the bank that seized the property, a judge has ruled.
By Andrew Denney
2 minute read
August 18, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Ratings Released for Judicial CandidatesJudicial election qualification commissions for the First and Twelfth judicial districts have released reviews of eight candidates for vacancies on the bench.
By Andrew Denney
2 minute read
August 17, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Ratings Released for Judicial CandidatesJudicial election qualification commissions for the First and Twelfth judicial districts have released reviews of eight candidates for vacancies on the bench.
By Andrew Denney
2 minute read
August 17, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Court Upholds Denial of Police Records to InmateA Queens judge has ruled that the NYPD is exempt from providing a convicted murderer with records pertaining to his conviction because he has a pending habeas petition in federal court.
By Andrew Denney
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