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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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May 15, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

Murphy Says 'Life Goes On' After Recreational Marijuana Failure, Backs Renewed Expungement Effort

"I thought it was a very good team effort among the Senate president, the speaker and myself. We didn't quite get there. We had the votes in one chamber. We came close in the other. But life goes on.”

By Suzette Parmley | David Gialanella

4 minute read

May 15, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

Trenton Lawmakers Won't Relight Recreational Marijuana Effort This Year

At a news conference Wednesday, Senate President Steve Sweeney took part of the blame, and put part of the blame on Gov. Phil Murphy.

By Suzette Parmley

7 minute read

May 15, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

Case of Trespassing Teen Who Lost Leg in Construction Site Accident Can Proceed

The suit, reinstated by the Appellate Division, was brought on behalf of a teenager who had his right leg amputated as a result of a forklift injury he sustained while trespassing in a construction site in a busy shopping center in Sicklerville.

By Suzette Parmley

8 minute read

May 13, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

Bill Easing Time Limits on Sex Offense Civil Suits Signed by Murphy

“This law would not have made it to the governor's desk today, if it wasn't for the tireless efforts of survivors, advocates and organizations for over a decade," Senate sponsor Joseph Vitale said at a packed news conference Monday afternoon.

By Suzette Parmley

8 minute read

May 10, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

Bill Expanding Disclosure of Online Breaches Now Law

Now the requirement includes usernames, email addresses, and any passwords or security questions and answers that would permit access to an online account.

By Suzette Parmley

4 minute read

May 10, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

Use of 'Gaydar' in Staff Meeting Prompts Complaint From Employee of Medical Billing Company

The Division on Civil Rights announced a finding of probable cause in the case, in which an employee claims her supervisor made a comment about the employee using her “gaydar” to determine the sexual orientation of a new client during an office staff meeting.

By Suzette Parmley

8 minute read

May 10, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

Camden Jury Awards $1.75 Million in Auto Case

In McGlinchey v. Tran, a Camden County jury on April 24 awarded a $1.75 million verdict to a Runnemede man who was injured in a car accident in early…

By Suzette Parmley | David Gialanella

4 minute read

May 09, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

Must a Criminal Defendant Turn Over Cellphone Passwords? NJ Supreme Court Will Decide

In an increasingly technological age, the case is one lawyers are paying close attention to with the Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey listed as an amicus.

By Suzette Parmley

8 minute read

May 07, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

Monmouth University Covered by Charitable Immunity in Concert Injury Case

Monmouth University was fulfilling its educational purpose in holding a concert for country star Martina McBride, and a nonstudent injured there was a beneficiary of the event, the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday: “The Court's decision is not at all based on whether the university here made a profit or lost money."

By Suzette Parmley

10 minute read

May 07, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

Nuisance Lawsuit Filed Against NJ Catholic Conference

The suit, filed in the Essex County Superior Court's Law Division, accuses the New Jersey Bishops of maintaining a public hazard by concealing the names and histories of known child abuse perpetrators within the Catholic Church.

By Suzette Parmley

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