American Trucking Associations, Inc. et al v. New York State Thruway Authority et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:13-cv-08123

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Other

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Colleen McMahon

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  1. March 14, 2017

    Truckers Take NY Thruway Tolls Fight To 2nd Circ.

    Trucking giants on Tuesday appealed to the Second Circuit a New York federal judge's recent order vacating a 2016 ruling that the state unconstitutionally diverted toll revenues collected from commercial trucks to maintain canals upstate, refusing to give up their fight against what they claim are inflated tolls.

  2. March 01, 2017

    Judge Says Truckers' NY Thruway Toll Suit A 'Waste Of Time'

    A New York federal judge has vacated a 2016 ruling that the state unconstitutionally diverted toll revenues collected from commercial trucks to maintain canals upstate, saying it turns out Congress decades ago authorized the very practice that triggered the litigation, which she called a “waste of time and money.”

  3. February 14, 2017

    Truckers Fight To Keep NY Thruway Tolls Suit Alive

    The New York State Thruway Authority's "13th-hour" attempt to dismiss a proposed class action claiming that the agency unconstitutionally used tolls paid by drivers to maintain upstate canals is both late and meritless, commercial truckers told a New York federal judge on Monday.

  4. February 06, 2017

    Truckers Seek Class Status In NY Thruway Tolls Spat

    Commercial truckers doubled down on their bid for class certification Friday in their suit claiming the New York State Thruway Authority unconstitutionally diverted toll revenues to maintain canals upstate, saying that because the authority's Commerce Clause violations affected truckers the same way, certification to determine class damages is warranted.

  5. January 27, 2017

    NY Says It Got Congress' OK To Use Truck Tolls For Canals

    The New York State Thruway Authority said Thursday that Congress granted it permission to use toll road revenues to maintain the state's canal system, and that a federal judge improperly sided with a proposed class of truckers alleging the toll diversions were unconstitutional.

  6. August 11, 2016

    NY Cannot Divert Truck Tolls To Maintain Canals, Judge Says

    A New York federal judge ruled Wednesday that the state improperly diverted toll revenues collected from commercial trucks to maintain canals upstate, handing truckers a major win in their proposed class action claiming the practice was unconstitutional and violated the Commerce Clause.

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