Chicago Drivers Challenge Duplicate Vehicle Tickets
A class action filed Thursday accuses Chicago of refusing to repay residents money it collected from illegally issued duplicate vehicle-related tickets.
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Arrest Over Police-Trap Warning Spurs Federal Suit
A Connecticut man who warned motorists about “cops ahead” with a hand-drawn sign brought a federal complaint Monday to protest his arrest.
Read moreLA County Court to Look at Ability to Pay in Deal Over Traffic Fines
The Los Angeles County Superior Court will consider a person’s ability to pay hefty traffic fines before sending the matter to the Department of Motor Vehicles for license suspension under the terms of a settlement announced Monday.
Read more‘Chalking’ of Parked Cars Debated in Sixth Circuit
A Michigan city’s practice of “chalking” car tires to enforce parking regulations was challenged in the Sixth Circuit on Tuesday, after a resident claimed the system is a violation of her Fourth Amendment rights akin to GPS monitoring.
Read moreDebtor’s Prison Case Makes Waves at 8th Circuit
The city of Ferguson, Missouri, fought at the Eighth Circuit on Friday to toss claims that it runs a debtor’s prison for people too poor to pay traffic tickets.
Read moreTicket Reseller Sues Sheeran Promoter in Germany for Fraud
International ticket reseller Viagogo says it’s suing superstar Ed Sheeran’s promoter for fraud on allegations the company confiscated genuine tickets from concert-goers and forced them to purchase new tickets.
Read moreNJ High Court Could Toss Thousands of Small Cases
Appointing a panel to hold hearings on the issue, the New Jersey Supreme Court suggested Thursday wiping the slate clean for people who were charged years ago with minor municipal offenses like traffic tickets.
Read moreClinging to Its Ticketing Cameras, Toledo Sues Ohio
Just over a week after its first effort foundered at the Ohio Supreme Court, the city of Toledo brought a constitutional complaint to revive its program of issuing traffic tickets with unmanned cameras.
Read moreCourt Hears Team’s Challenge to Tax on Bobbleheads
Major League Baseball’s Cincinnati Reds asked the Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday to reverse a finding that sports teams must pay sales taxes on collectible bobblehead toys and other giveaways to fans on game days.
Read moreDodgers Face Lawsuit From Ticket Sellers Over Consolidation Deal
A group of ticket brokers say the Los Angeles Dodgers spurned them when they cancelled thousands of ticket sales during a consolidation deal, according to a complaint filed in Los Angeles Superior Court this week.
Read moreClass Says NY Jets Reneged on Season Ticket Promises
A Connecticut man filed a class action Friday claiming the New York Jets are selling seats that were set aside for purchasers of personal seat licenses to the general public, making the licenses he bought to get season tickets worthless.
Read moreJudge Rules Against Rams Fans in Dispute Over Season Tickets
The Los Angeles Rams won the latest round in an ongoing legal battle against former St. Louis season ticket holders after a federal judge declined Tuesday to decide the case in favor of fans who bought personal seat licenses.
Read moreClass Action Over Super Bowl Ticket Hoarding Revived
The Third Circuit revived claims Friday that Super Bowl ticket hoarding by the NFL caused fans to pay inflated prices on the secondary market.
Read moreTicket-Fighting App Accuses Florida Bar of Monopoly
A cellphone app that has been shaking up Florida’s traffic-ticket-fighting market this year claims in a federal complaint that the state bar association is conspiring with a more established competitor to shut it down.
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Class Takes On Chicago Suburb’s Red-Light Cameras
A resident of the Chicago suburbs filed a class action claiming the city of Markham is collecting fines for red-light camera violations while skirting state law.
Read moreChicago’s Distracted-Driving Law Draws Class Action
Distracted driving has been blamed for a spike in traffic fatalities last year, but three drivers claim in a class action that Chicago’s response to the problem puts motorists through a money-making scheme with little due process.
Read moreOhio Supreme Court Strikes Some Camera-Related Traffic Laws
A divided Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday struck down several of the state’s red-light and speed camera laws as unconstitutional.
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Texas Reforms Its System of Debtors’ Prisons
In a rare liberal move, the Texas Legislature passed a bill that requires courts to ask whether people can afford to pay traffic tickets and other minor fines, and offer alternatives to jail time if they cannot.
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