Andrew Denney is the bureau chief for the New York Law Journal. He can be reached at [email protected]. Twitter: @messagetime
March 30, 2022 | New York Law Journal
NYC Student Debate League Adds Committee of Sitting Judges, Am Law 200 Attorneys"The power of debate, and the research bears this out, is its ability to increase academic achievement across the cohort," said Brad Drummond, who serves as chair for the New York City Urban Debate League's Lawyers' Advisory Council.
By Andrew Denney
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March 28, 2022 | New York Law Journal
Decision of the Day: Dismissal of Claims in Absence of Amended Complaint in FCA Qui Tam Action ExplainedThe ruling and a summary by the Law Journal's decisions editors can be found here.
By ALM Staff
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March 28, 2022 | New York Law Journal
Judge Clears Way for Trial in Excessive-Force Suit by Man Thrown From Bike in NYPD Vehicle PursuitThe plaintiff filed excessive force claims against New York City Police Department officers under the Fourth and Fifteenth amendments.
By Andrew Denney
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March 24, 2022 | New York Law Journal
In Shirley Troutman's First Signed Decision for High Court, Judges Rule Against Defendant Who Was Unaware of Attorney's SuspensionIn May 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit suspended attorney Andres Aranda for 18 months for what it called a "pattern of misconduct."
By Andrew Denney
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March 24, 2022 | New York Law Journal
SCOTUS Blocks New Jersey From Ditching Waterfront CommissionNew Jersey has been trying to pull out of the interstate compact with New York for several years, arguing that the ports watchdog has outlived its purpose.
By Andrew Denney
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March 22, 2022 | New York Law Journal
Planned Frontier, Spirit Airlines Merger Continues to Draw LitigationThis suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
By ALM Staff
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March 22, 2022 | New York Law Journal
Decision of the Day: Suit Against Doctor Who Submitted Uncertified Medical Records Survives Dismissal MotionThe ruling from a Bronx Supreme Court judge and a summary by the Law Journal's decisions editors can be found here.
By ALM Staff
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March 22, 2022 | New York Law Journal
Legal Aid Accuses NYPD of 'Orwellian' DNA Collection Practices in Proposed Class ActionBurgos is one of more than 31,000 people who have their DNA on file with the OCME, much of which obtained without warrants or court orders and entered into a suspect index that lacks legislative oversight, according to a proposed class action suit that the New York City Legal Aid Society filed on Monday that names Burgos as a plaintiff.
By Andrew Denney
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March 22, 2022 | New York Law Journal
Unprovoked Attacks on Lawyers Doing Their Jobs Must StopUnited States Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson showed no emotion as Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee berated her for her work as a public defender. But Judge Jackson wasn't choosing sides or expressing an opinion as a public defender. She was answering the highest calling of her profession—upholding the United States Constitution.
By T. Andrew Brown
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March 21, 2022 | New York Law Journal
Decision of the Day: Court Denies Petition to Determine Parenthood by Equitable EstoppelThe ruling by Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Frank Nervo, and a summary by the Law Journal's decision editors, can be found here.
By ALM Staff
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