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 03, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

Hill Wallack Boosts Community Associations Practice With New Cherry Hill Office

The firm now spans the state with offices covering northern, central and southern New Jersey, as well as New York and eastern Pennsylvania.

By Suzette Parmley

5 minute read

October 01, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

State Won't Indemnify Salem County in Jail Inmates' Class Action

"Wright v. State," which held that county prosecutors may be indemnified because of their "hybrid role," is "simply inapplicable" in this case, the Appellate Division said.

By Suzette Parmley

4 minute read

October 01, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

Committee Created to Investigate Troubled NJ Transit

Senate President Steve Sweeney announced on Tuesday the newly formed Senate Select Committee on New Jersey Transit, which he will chair.

By Suzette Parmley

4 minute read

September 30, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

'Pay-and-Go' Settlement Blocked Tenants' Claim for Property Maintenance Costs, Court Rules

Both landlord and tenant were obligated "to present all their tenancy claims when negotiating and ultimately agreeing on the terms of the pay-and-go judgment," Appellate Division Judge Clarkson Fisher Jr. said.

By Suzette Parmley

5 minute read

September 27, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

Deployed Service Members to Receive $2.4 Million in Class Action Over Canceled Leases

The settlement comes in a yearslong case where one of two named plaintiffs, Walter Venneman, is himself an attorney, in addition to serving in the U.S. Army.

By Suzette Parmley

5 minute read

September 27, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

Pedestrian Struck By Bus Settles For $2.5 Million

In Seo v. Academy Bus Lines, a pedestrian struck by a bus settled his Essex County suit for $2.5 million. Plaintiff Jeffrey Seo, 27 at the time,…

By Suzette Parmley

5 minute read

September 26, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Senator Proposes Bill to Force Replacement of Lead Lines in Foreclosed Properties

Sen. Ronald Rice said the measure is part of the ongoing effort to tackle the water quality dilemma plaguing New Jersey, particularly in Newark.

By Suzette Parmley

3 minute read

September 26, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

Read the Document: NJ's Brief to SCOTUS Defending 'Dreamers'

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal on Thursday filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court defending the state's "Dreamers." Read it here.

By Suzette Parmley

2 minute read

September 25, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

Monmouth Park Operator Can Pursue $3.4M Bond in Sports-Betting Case, Circuit Rules

The New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association "had a right to conduct sports gambling all along," and "was wrongfully enjoined and should be able to call on the bond," the majority ruled.

By Suzette Parmley

6 minute read

September 25, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

Case of Attorney's E-Filing Fail Won't Go to High Court

The New Jersey Supreme Court won't take up the case of a defense attorney who failed to file electronically and pay the $200 filing fee in his client's action seeking to challenge a $200,000 arbitration award to an injured gym patron.

By Suzette Parmley

3 minute read

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