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
July 02, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal
'Squandered Opportunity': Furlough Bill Enacted After Partisan FireworksBefore departing for the Fourth of July holiday weekend, the Assembly and Senate pushed through a controversial furlough bill impacting public workers, but not without a few partisan fireworks over Gov. Phil Murphy's timing.
By Suzette Parmley
5 minute read
July 02, 2020 | Corporate Counsel
Facebook Taps Former Deputy HP General Counsel to Head App LegalWillie Hernandez, most recently the former vice president and deputy general counsel for Hewlett Packard Enterprise, made the announcement fittingly enough on his Facebook account and recounted how his previous skepticism over the Facebook app dissipated over time.
By Suzette Parmley
3 minute read
July 01, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal
Settlement Over Subaru Infotainment System, Including $1.5M in Fees, Gets Final ApprovalCounsel for the plaintiffs in "Udeen v. Subaru of America" are to be paid $1.5 million in fees and costs.
By Suzette Parmley
6 minute read
June 30, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal
How 'Bare Bones Budget' Affects State AgenciesWith state coffers hit by COVID-19, the $7.6 billion spending plan signed by Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday was described by his office as "bare bones" and will impact various state departments.
By Suzette Parmley
5 minute read
June 29, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal
NJ's Three-Month Spending Plan Gets Governor's Signature"This budget is not what we want to do, but it is something we have to do to keep government operating."
By Suzette Parmley
7 minute read
June 26, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal
Bill to Keep State Government Running Passes Senate Budget CommitteeS-20, which cleared the 12-member committee by an 8-4 vote along party lines, essentially buys the state three months to keep operating, in keeping with the agreement to extend the budget cycle during this most unusual of years.
By Suzette Parmley
6 minute read
June 25, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal
No 'Windfall' for Plaintiffs With No Proof in Decadeslong Kia Litigation, Court RulesIn a class action suit almost two decades long over a faulty brake system in a long-discontinued Kia vehicle, the Supreme Court reinstated a trial court's decision that plaintiffs who lacked proof of actual costs incurred for repairs couldn't recover damages.
By Suzette Parmley
9 minute read
June 25, 2020 | Corporate Counsel
General Counsels Urge Congress to Boost Funding for Legal Services CorporationThe top lawyers from Amazon.com Inc., the Walt Disney Co., PepsiCo Inc., Comcast Corp. and Ford Motor Co. were a part of the over 200 companies that signed the letter to Congress addressing legal services aid amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Suzette Parmley
3 minute read
June 24, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal
Somerset County Auto Case Nets $1.2 Million For Woman's Spinal InjuriesIn her Somerset County suit, Lezcano v. Coleman, Maria Lezcano, 46, of Bernardsville, is to be paid $1.2 million for injuries she sustained after…
By Suzette Parmley | Charles Toutant
7 minute read
June 23, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal
'Exercise Caution' in Promising Witness Testimony, Court Says in Case of Reversed Murder Conviction"A prosecutor who describes in excessive detail the testimony he intends to elicit does so at his peril if he is unable to deliver the evidence," Justice Barry Albin wrote.
By Suzette Parmley
8 minute read