litigation
Ambassador Bridge loses appeal against demo order
Posted on Thu, 2010-03-18 00:35
The Ambassador Bridge company has lost its appeal against a major demolition order obtained by the state. Judge Cynthia Stephens presiding officer of the Michigan Court of Appeals today denied leave to appeal, and a motion to stay the demolition order, saying simply that the bridge company had "failed to persuade the Court." (see nearby)
NJ Pike seeks costs against Tri-State protesters on Garden State Parkway widening
Posted on Wed, 2009-08-05 14:53
New Jersey Turnpike Authority lawyers are seeking costs against the regular anti-road protesters at the Tri-State Transportation Campaign (TSTC) for a "frivolous" lawsuit against widening the Garden State Parkway. TSTC is suing for an injunction to stop work on the widening project MP30 to MP80, a stretch of 80km (50 miles) on the Jersey shore.
Massachusetts AG settles last Big Dig build litigation
Posted on Thu, 2009-03-26 23:38
Massachusetts attorney-general Martha Coakley has announced settlements that should end litigation over the July 2006 collapse of the ceiling of the Massachusetts Turnpike's Big Dig I-90 tunnel.
Law suit against local resident toll discounts lodged in Boston MA
Posted on Wed, 2009-03-25 00:39
A Rhode Island business college professor Carol Surprenant has launched a class action suit against the two Massachusetts tollers over their local residents toll discounts. She is questioning the constitutionality of the Turnpike's Tunnel Communities Resident Program under which residents of East and South Boston and the North End living near the Boston harbor tunnels get deeply discounted tolls.
Enviros give up law suits on Inter County Connector tollroad in Maryland
Posted on Tue, 2008-11-18 02:23
Environmentalists have run up the white flag and agreed to end obstructionist
efforts against the Inter County Connector (ICC) tollroad in Montgomery County Maryland, 15 miles (25km) north of the White House.
Puerto Rico court finds irregularity but no wrongdoing in cash toll award, orders rebid
Posted on Thu, 2008-06-19 15:48An appeals court in Puerto Rico has said the state toll authority ACT must rebid a contract it awarded to United Toll Systems for cash toll colelction. The award was contested by TransCore which asked the court to give it the contract. So the result was only a partial win for TransCore.
None of the bidders complied with the filing requirements for doing business in PR it was discovered after the selection.
The toll authority having evaluated UTS as producing the best-value proposal then assigned the contract to UTS after it had corrected the filing.
Figg released from pier collapse lawsuit in Tampa
Posted on Tue, 2008-05-06 15:17Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) have formally released Figg Engineering from liability in
the protracted litigation over responsibility for the collapse of a pier on the Reversible Express Lanes during construction in April 2004. After the collapse of one pier another
was found to have dropped a few inches.
Bechtel/PB to pay $407m for negligence at Big Dig project, others $51m
Posted on Thu, 2008-01-24 02:48
The US Department of Justice and the Massachusetts Attorney General have announced a settlement in which joint venture project managers Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff (B/PB) will pay $407m (Bechtel at least $352m, PB at least $47m) for negligence at the Big Dig project of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority. 24 other companies that did shoddy engineering work as section designers will pay $51m in a related 'global settlement' of federal and state claims.
IWW union threat to picket Penn Pike Starbucks produces warning of tort action
Posted on Fri, 2007-11-16 14:00
The quirkly little Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) or 'Wobblies' have received lawyers' letters from the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and from the Pike's rest stop concessionaire HMS Host Corp warning them of damages claims if they carry out threats to picket Starbucks restaurants on the Turnpike.
LAW:SIRIT awarded $32.5m for Able’s Fraud in MFS Buy
Posted on Sat, 2000-05-13 03:48LAW:SIRIT awarded $32.5m for Ables Fraud in MFS Buy
Originally published in issue 49 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in May 2000.
Page:8
Subjects:fraud litigation sale
Agencies:Sirit Able MFS WorldCom
VERSAILLES FRANCE:Revolutionary A86-West Tunnel Back on Track
Posted on Sat, 1999-10-09 06:36VERSAILLES FRANCE:Revolutionary A86-West Tunnel Back on Track
Originally published in issue 43 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Oct 1999.
Page:7
Subjects:A86-West litigation concession renewal
Facilities:A86-West A86 tunnel
Agencies:Cofiroute
Locations:France Versailles Paris
Sources:Molle
