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GALICKI et al v. STATE OF NEW JERSEY et al

  1. July 21, 2017

    NJ Knocked Out Of GWB Scandal Class Action Over Immunity

    New Jersey has been released from a putative consolidated class action over politically motivated lane closures at the George Washington Bridge after a New Jersey federal judge determined that the state was immune from liability and tossed the sole remaining claim against it.

  2. May 15, 2017

    NJ Says It's Exempt From Last Claim In GWB Scandal Suit

    New Jersey on Friday urged a federal court judge to release it from a proposed class action brought by commuters against Gov. Chris Christie and other state entities over the George Washington Bridge scandal, saying the only claim remaining against the government is barred by state law.

  3. December 05, 2016

    Christie's Former Campaign Can't Shake GWB Class Claims

    A New Jersey federal judge on Friday again refused to release Gov. Chris Christie's former gubernatorial campaign organization from a putative class action stemming from the George Washington Bridge lane closures, ruling that the organization simply rehashed the same arguments in its dismissal bid.

  4. September 26, 2016

    Christie Campaign Replaces Counsel In GW Bridge Suit

    New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's previous gubernatorial campaign organization, accused in consolidated putative class actions over the George Washington Bridge scandal, on Monday replaced its attorney from Squire Patton Boggs LLP with the head of Linklaters LLP's Washington, D.C., litigation and government investigations practice.

  5. October 27, 2015

    Feds Can't Stay GW Bridge Class Actions For Now

    A judge on Monday denied prosecutors' attempt to freeze consolidated putative class actions over the George Washington Bridge scandal, finding that the government didn't sufficiently explain why dealing with looming dismissal motions in that litigation would hurt a criminal case against some of the former officials linked to the case.

  6. October 14, 2015

    Bridge Scandal Prosecution Trumps Class Suits, Gov't Says

    The federal government on Wednesday stepped up its bid to intervene and stay proceedings in consolidated class actions lobbed by commuters in New Jersey federal court over the George Washington Bridge scandal, saying the integrity of a related criminal case against ex-public officials needs to be protected.

  7. October 05, 2015

    Drivers Fight Feds' Stay Request In GW Bridge Class Actions

    Drivers and transportation companies engaged in consolidated class actions over the George Washington Bridge scandal don't think the federal government should be able to halt the proceedings just yet, telling a New Jersey federal judge Monday the case should at least continue through the pleading stage.

  8. August 06, 2015

    Ex-Christie Campaign Manager Exits Bridge Scandal Suits

    Drivers and transportation companies on Thursday agreed to dismiss New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's former campaign manager from putative class actions over the George Washington Bridge scandal as they filed a newly amended complaint in the consolidated cases that they hope will overcome dismissal efforts.

  9. June 30, 2015

    Christie Dismissed From NJ Bridge Scandal Class Action

    A complaint filed by commuters against New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and other current and former officials over an alleged conspiracy to close access lanes to the George Washington Bridge was dismissed by a federal judge on Tuesday, who said the claims don't allege enough specific facts against each defendant.

  10. May 22, 2015

    Wildstein Surfaces In Class Actions Over Bridge Scandal

    A key figure in the George Washington Bridge scandal moved Friday to enter the fray in class actions alleging civil rights violations over the September 2013 reduction of access lanes to the bridge, which comes after a failure to defend himself in the litigation left him in default.

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