Suzette Parmley

August 29, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

The transfer decision, announced Thursday by the American Civil Liberties Union-New Jersey, comes two weeks after the organization and attorney Robyn Gigl of Gluck Walrath in Trenton filed a lawsuit on behalf of a litigant named in court papers as "Sonia Doe."

By Suzette Parmley

4 minute read

August 29, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Our system is not set up to do this now," Gov. Phil Murphy said of automatic expungements for marijuana and other low-level offenses, "and undertaking this task will require buy-in and commitment from all three branches of government."

By Suzette Parmley

7 minute read

August 27, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

"The Supreme Court may well get involved because of the crucial rights at stake on both sides," said John Rue of John Rue & Associates in Sparta.

By Suzette Parmley

6 minute read

August 27, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

The Appellate Division said the plaintiff's "sparse allegations" doomed his suit against Kennedys CMK and one of the firm's attorneys. The plaintiff "did not allege that the disparaging statements were made to him or in his presence, nor did he divulge how they were otherwise made known to him," the court said.

By Suzette Parmley

6 minute read

August 22, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

Following the Supreme Court chief justice's call for legislative action in a split ruling on landlord liability for exposed radiators, a ranking New Jersey lawmaker has said that a bill is being drafted.

By Suzette Parmley

6 minute read

August 21, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

"The Borgata excluded me because their thoughts are I am involved in illegal gambling activities or money laundering, and that is not true. Their lawyers are misinformed," said pro se plaintiff Nat Vaughn, a 75-year-old retiree who prevailed in his appeal to the Third Circuit.

By Suzette Parmley

8 minute read

August 20, 2019 | The Recorder

A contrary ruling "would have the peculiar result of giving plaintiff a monopoly over all animated films involving crime-fighting, talking animals," U.S. District Judge Andrew J. Guilford wrote.

By Suzette Parmley

5 minute read

August 19, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

Belmar is immune from claims brought by a woman who fell off the boardwalk, which had been damaged during Hurricane Sandy and rebuilt without handrails.

By Suzette Parmley

5 minute read

August 16, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

The legislation "overturns a previous Supreme Court ruling which prohibited motor vehicle accident victims from recovering their medical expenses from the defendants that caused those accidents,” Gov. Phil Murphy said.

By Suzette Parmley

7 minute read

August 15, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

Following last year’s deadly adenovirus outbreak at the Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill requiring certain long-term care facilities to submit outbreak response plans to the state.

By Suzette Parmley

4 minute read