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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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August 15, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

Fees Wrongly Denied in Author's Public Records Action Against NJIT, Court Says

“That NJIT withheld records at the behest of the FBI does not afford it a basis to abdicate its role as the records custodian,” Third Circuit Judge D. Brooks Smith wrote.

By Suzette Parmley

7 minute read

August 14, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Judiciary Contractor's Suit Rightly Dismissed, Appeals Panel Rules

The Appellate Division affirmed that "Special Civil Part officers" are independent contractors that serve at the will of the assignment judge under court order by the Administrative Office of the Courts.

By Suzette Parmley

6 minute read

August 09, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

New Law Sets Liability Standard for Public Entities in Sex Assault Cases

The so-called cleanup bill that establishes liability standards in sexual abuse lawsuits filed against public entities and public employees was signed into law on Friday. The legislation was a companion bill that eases time bars on certain civil suits alleging sexual offenses.

By Suzette Parmley

4 minute read

August 09, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

Traveler's Tarmac Fall at Newark Airport Yields $3.1M Settlement

A woman who slipped on ice while disembarking from a US Airways flight at Newark Liberty International Airport agreed to a $3.1 million settlement…

By Charles Toutant | David Gialanella | Suzette Parmley

6 minute read

August 08, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

Fired Employee's Claim That HR Pro 'Tipped Off' Boss to Harassment Complaint Moves Forward

"'Tipping off' someone purported to have engaged in misconduct and subsequently 'burying the report' certainly encourages someone to engage in future discrimination," Judge Robert Kugler said of the allegations in denying a motion to dismiss.

By Suzette Parmley

6 minute read

August 06, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

Former State Bar President Prol Jumps to Sills Cummis, Eyeing Bigger Platform

Thomas Prol handles environmental and land use law, but he's perhaps best known for professional and social activism. “This opportunity gives me a larger platform, both statewide and nationally for community service and issues impacting the business community,” Prol said.

By Suzette Parmley

6 minute read

August 05, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

Retired NJ Judge C. Judson Hamlin Joins Martin Kane Kuper

“I’m 81 years old, and I’ve been practicing law forever. ... What people hired me to do is to sit down and convince them to settle a case without going to trial to save both parties money,” Hamlin said of his role as a mediator and arbitrator.

By Suzette Parmley

4 minute read

August 02, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

Fee Sanction Against Suspended Trenton Cop's Counsel Reversed

An Appellate Division panel reversed a lower court, which had issued a "50 percent" sanction—based on only one of the officer's two claims being frivolous—and had levied the fees against counsel rather than the officer himself.

By Suzette Parmley

6 minute read

August 01, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

Ruling on Nondisclosure of Redacted Student Records Stands After Supreme Court's Even Split

“The members of the court being equally divided, the judgment of the Appellate Division is affirmed,” the opinion said, effectively letting stand an October 2017 ruling allowing access to redacted student records to only a few authorized parties.

By Suzette Parmley

8 minute read

July 30, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

Mandelbaum Salsburg Creates New C-Suite Roles

Chief operating officer, chief marketing officer and chief strategy officer are all new positions for the firm. Also this year, the firm added a new chief technology officer/chief information officer.

By Suzette Parmley

5 minute read