Suzette Parmley

July 28, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Moving forward, some say the 7-0 decision will make it easier for litigants to recover judgments against owners of affiliates or sister corporations charged with wrongdoing.

By Suzette Parmley

6 minute read

July 22, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

S-1558/A-3444 takes effect immediately for all new accidents and in 60 days for accidents that have previously occurred.

By Suzette Parmley

4 minute read

July 22, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Appellants argue that EO 128 fails both prongs in that it is neither rationally related to protecting the public from damage related to COVID-19, nor is it closely tailored to the magnitude of the emergency," the appellate panel said. "We disagree, finding both prongs satisfied."

By Suzette Parmley

6 minute read

July 20, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

In "H.C. Equities v. County of Union," the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that H.C. Equities failed to file a timely Tort Claims Act notice against its commercial tenant and that a finding of substantial compliance cannot be premised on comments by plaintiff's counsel in three different letters with three different dates sent to the defendant's lawyers.

By Suzette Parmley

6 minute read

July 20, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

A Monmouth County medical malpractice case involving a man with a sleeping disorder who received opioid medication and suffered a brain injury that…

By Suzette Parmley

6 minute read

July 15, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas Judge Terrence R. Nealon refused to dismiss the COVID-19 business interruption lawsuit filed by the gym and fitness center last year.

By Suzette Parmley

5 minute read

July 14, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

In "State v. Andujar," the justices upheld last year's Appellate Division decision that overturned defendant Edwin Andujar's conviction, asserting that a prosecutor cannot unilaterally run a criminal background check on a juror without judicial approval.

By Suzette Parmley

8 minute read

July 13, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

Less than two weeks after the New Jersey Marijuana Decriminalization Law officially went into effect calling for more lenient penalties for small amounts of possession, the judiciary has vacated or dismissed nearly 88,000 such cases related to certain marijuana and hashish convictions or pending cases.

By Suzette Parmley

5 minute read

July 08, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

Prominent lawyers known for their LGBTQ activism and other advocates for gay rights—several of whom have broken barriers themselves—are lauding the appointment of Andrew Bruck as the first openly gay acting attorney general of New Jersey by Gov. Phil Murphy.

By Suzette Parmley

8 minute read

July 06, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

The Timothy J. Piazza Law that would give New Jersey one of the toughest anti-hazing laws in the country is expected to be signed by Gov. Murphy.

By Suzette Parmley

6 minute read