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Suzette Parmley

Suzette Parmley

Trenton Correspondent who covers the N.J. Supreme Court, Governor, Legislature. She also contributes to The Legal Intelligencer and law.com. Suzette joined New Jersey Law Journal in Jan. 2019 from the Philadelphia Inquirer where she was a former Trenton Statehouse Correspondent and Business Reporter/Columnist. Awards: 1st Place for 2020 coverage of NJ Supreme Court; 2019 Specialized Writing Category, 5-time winner of the Business Financial Writing Portfolio Award from the New Jersey Press Association. Graduate of the Fels Center of Government/University of Pennsylvania. Email: [email protected] or follow on Twitter: @SuzParmley

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October 15, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

Winning $100,000 Lottery Ticket Must Be Split Between Former Couple

A Pennsylvania Superior Court upheld a a lower court's 2019 ruling that a woman is entitled to half the proceeds of a winning $100,000 "Bingo Squared" scratch-off lottery ticket that she purchased with a former paramour.

By Suzette Parmley

7 minute read

October 09, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal

Parimal Garg Named New Chief Counsel to Gov. Murphy

Garg, who clerked for current New Jersey Supreme Court Chief Justice Stuart Rabner, previously worked as an attorney at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison in Washington, D.C.

By Suzette Parmley

4 minute read

October 08, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Grand Juries to Resume Statewide

Under the order, each county must equip new panels with the technology and training needed to convene in a virtual format by Dec. 1. Prosecutors may then choose to present cases before both in-person and virtual grand juries.

By Suzette Parmley

5 minute read

October 08, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

Virtual School Board Meeting Violated Sunshine Act and Pa.'s Act 15, Judge Rules

In a civil dispute that raises novel issues involving the application of the Sunshine Act to virtual public meetings during a pandemic, a Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas judge decided that a furloughed employee was able to prove that the virtual meeting where her job and health insurance were terminated was conducted in violation of the Sunshine Act.

By Suzette Parmley

6 minute read

October 08, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal

'The Rule of Law Itself Is Threatened': Bill Named for Judge Salas' Son Gains Traction

"When judges become targets, not only do they and their families suffer personally, the rule of law itself is threatened," said Peter Verniero, former state Supreme Court justice.

By Suzette Parmley

10 minute read

October 01, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

Benefits Administrator Owed No Duty of Care to Victim of Nursing Home Sexual Assault, Judge Rules

A Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas judge has ruled that a benefits administrator had no duty of care for the sexual assault of a former resident, now deceased, whose daughter sued for negligence.

By Suzette Parmley

5 minute read

September 30, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal

Raymond Brown, Longtime Judge Ellen Koblitz Among Lateral Adds for Pashman Stein

The firm's partners "are some of my oldest comrades in the field," Brown said. "I've been a trial lawyer for 46 years and I feel like I may have hit my stride."

By Suzette Parmley

8 minute read

September 30, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal

Murphy Signs $32.7 Billion Budget to Provide 'Middle-Class Relief'

Unveiled on Sept. 21, the spending plan moved swiftly through the Legislature. The speed at which it passed caused ire among Republicans.

By Suzette Parmley

6 minute read

September 24, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal

Lawmakers Pass $32.7B Budget to Fund Next 9 Months

"I look at it with a two-year perspective, aware of the fact the economic consequences are likely to extend beyond this fiscal year," Sen. Paul Sarlo said.

By Suzette Parmley

6 minute read

September 24, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal

How the 'Predilection' for Arbitration Is Shaping Supreme Court Case Law

"This court is certainly not anti-arbitration," Justice LaVecchia recently said during oral argument, noting "our predilection and willingness to enforce valid arbitration agreements."

By Suzette Parmley

9 minute read