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Andrew Denney

Andrew Denney

Andrew Denney is the bureau chief for the New York Law Journal. He can be reached at [email protected]. Twitter: @messagetime

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August 28, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Mother Owes Son $5,000 Bar Mitzvah Gift From 'Baba', Judge Says

A 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.

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August 27, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Hospital Overcomes Claims to Recover Heiress' Gifts

A 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.

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2 minute read

August 26, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Hospital Overcomes Claims to Recover Heiress' Gifts

A 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.

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2 minute read

August 20, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Leslie Takes Center Stage as New Dean of Cardozo

Melanie 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.

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7 minute read

August 20, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Leslie Takes Center Stage as New Dean of Cardozo

Melanie 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.

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7 minute read

August 20, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Judge Tosses City Housing Department's Vacate Order

Through 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.

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2 minute read

August 20, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Judge Tosses City Housing Department's Vacate Order

Through 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.

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2 minute read

August 18, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Ratings Released for Judicial Candidates

Judicial election qualification commissions for the First and Twelfth judicial districts have released reviews of eight candidates for vacancies on the bench.

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August 17, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Ratings Released for Judicial Candidates

Judicial 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 Inmate

A 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.

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