June 30, 2015
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.
May 22, 2015
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.
May 19, 2015
Commuters fired back Monday against efforts by New Jersey, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and current and former officials to toss putative class actions over the George Washington Bridge scandal, contending their allegations of civil rights violations should move forward.
May 04, 2015
Two figures engulfed in criminal charges from the George Washington Bridge scandal have failed to defend themselves against consolidated putative class actions claiming the September 2013 closure of access lanes to the bridge and resulting traffic congestion trampled the plaintiffs' constitutional rights, according to a court entry Monday.
February 13, 2015
The state of New Jersey and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey asked a federal judge on Friday to free them from consolidated putative class actions over Bridgegate, contending that plaintiff drivers have failed to adequately back up their claims of conspiracy and racketeering.
August 19, 2014
A federal judge in New Jersey on Monday consolidated two putative class actions against the state, Gov. Chris Christie and other current and former officials over an alleged conspiracy to close access lanes to the George Washington Bridge last September, which plaintiffs say violated their rights.
February 19, 2014
The plaintiffs in a putative class action filed in the wake of New Jersey's "Bridgegate" controversy asked a federal judge on Wednesday to certify a class of more than a million commuters and businesses that allegedly suffered because of the politically motivated lane closures.