What’s next in Brindisi-Tenney House race? Appeals, recount, could delay decision for months
Updated Jan 13, 2021;
Posted Jan 13, 2021
State Supreme Court Justice Scott DelConte, left, speaks to lawyers for Anthony Brindisi and Claudia Tenney in a virtual court hearing Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, in the undecided election for New York s 22nd Congressional District.
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The 700,000 people who live in New York’s 22nd Congressional District should prepare to be without a representative in Washington for the foreseeable future as an epic battle unfolds for the undecided House election.
The post-election dispute between Anthony Brindisi and Claudia Tenney is likely to go on for months, history suggests, involving legal appeals in multiple courts and high-powered lawyers arguing over the fate of more than 2,000 disputed ballots.
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One of the nation’s most successful and longest-established insurance recovery practices, led by noted policyholder advocate Robin Cohen, is launching its own law firm. Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna opens with over 20 lawyers and staff, many of whom have worked together for more than 20 years at prestigious litigation firms, recovering billions of dollars for policyholder clients and securing landmark judicial rulings. The firm will be based in New York and expects more lawyers to join in the coming months.
Cohen most recently led the insurance recovery practice at trial firm McKool Smith, where she worked alongside her longtime partners Adam Ziffer, Kenneth Frenchman and Keith McKenna. The group has earned a national reputation as fierce advocates for policyholders in high-profile disputes against insurance companies with the biggest monetary stakes. Among other victories, the team earned a first-of-
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A Russian immigrant was unable to prove the New York City Police Department discriminated against him with a series of demotions because none of his countrymen were employed in his unit but he will have a chance to make his case under the City Human Rights Laws anyway.
The New York Appellate Division, First Department ruled Dec. 3 Alex Pelepelin, a detective with 20 years in the NYPD who fell from detail on the Executive Protection Unit to uniformed guard duty at City Hall, met his pleading burden under the city’s HRL but not the state’s.