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
October 27, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal
Panel's Message to Nonpaying Contractors in Fee-Shifting Case: Pony UpThe case was the first time the Appellate Division assessed the New Jersey Prompt Payment Act and "fee-shifting" for general contractors and subcontractors who are being stiffed for their services and end up incurring burdensome lawyer fees for filing a suit to collect payment.
By Suzette Parmley
8 minute read
October 26, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal
Peter Torcicollo to Succeed Dunican as Gibbons Managing PartnerTorcicollo will fill half the current role of Patrick C. Dunican Jr., the longtime chairman and managing director who is assuming the role of executive chairperson early next year.
By Suzette Parmley
4 minute read
October 19, 2021 | Law.com
'Constitution Follows You': Washington State Supreme Court Rules Inmate Lived in 'Unconstitutionally Cruel' ConditionsThe justices by 9-0 ordered the Washington State Department of Corrections to make changes to allow inmate Robert Rufus Williams to have access to a bathroom and running water in lieu of releasing him to the community.
By Suzette Parmley
6 minute read
October 14, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer
'Employer as Enabler': Judge Allows Sexual Assault Claims to Proceed Against Corporate Medical Employer"Judge Nealon's opinion has affirmed the rights of sexual abuse victims to pursue litigation and civil actions in claims arriving from sexual abuse, not just against the perpetrators of the abuse, but against the institutions who facilitated, or encouraged, or allowed, or enabled the abuse to occur," Moran said.
By Suzette Parmley
6 minute read
October 08, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal
'Falling of the Gavel': Court Weighing Whether Real Estate Auction Sales Are FinalThough the state Supreme Court has yet to schedule oral arguments, the case has the attention of the real estate industry.
By Suzette Parmley
8 minute read
October 07, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal
November Conference to Explore 'Discriminatory Jury Selection'The Judicial Conference on Jury Selection, part of the landmark State v. Andujar decision from earlier this year that deemed selective criminal background checks of prospective jurors discriminatory, is set for next month.
By Suzette Parmley
5 minute read
October 05, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal
NJ's New Anti-Age Discrimination Law 'Will Significantly Increase Potential for Employer Liability,' Attorneys Say"New Jersey employers will now no longer be able to make hiring or promotion decisions for employees over 70 years old with impunity," said one employment lawyer.
By Suzette Parmley
5 minute read
October 04, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal
NJ Justices to Mull Whether Township Manager Was Fired for Not Terminating 'Gender Biased' Police ChiefThe New Jersey Supreme Court is being asked to consider if gender bias played a role in the termination of a former township manager who claims she had no control over her male police chief who did not want to respond to a female boss.
By Suzette Parmley
7 minute read
October 01, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer
Panel Upholds $10 Million Verdict in Wrongful Death Case of Woman Who Died After Spinal SurgeryThe panel said the verdict was not disproportionately large when compared to other plaintiffs' opinions in the state and rejected the defendants' other contentions over errors by the trial court.
By Suzette Parmley
6 minute read
September 30, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal
Gibbons' Dunican to Become Executive Chairperson, Splitting Former Role Into TwoThe firm made the announcement Thursday and said a transition committee has started the process of identifying a new managing director among the firm's many qualified directors to succeed Dunican in that role.
By Suzette Parmley
6 minute read