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New Jersey Red Light Camera Ticket Class Action Lawsuit Settlement
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New Jersey residents who believe they were wrongly ticketed by red light cameras will soon receive postcards notifying them about a $4.2 million class action settlement.
Nearly 500,000 drivers have already received notice of the proposed New Jersey red light ticket class action settlement. A U.S. District Judge will decide whether to accept the terms of the settlement at a hearing scheduled for September 12.
The class action settlement agreement was filed in March and received preliminary approval in April. The parties reached an agreement with the assistance of the Honorable Joel B. Rosen, a former U.S. Magistrate Judge who currently works as a mediator. The minimum payout each driver will likely receive is $8.50, or 10 percent of the $85 ticket they received following an alleged red light violation. If you received more than one eligible Notice of Violation, you may be entitled to $8.50 for each such violation you paid a fee or fine for.
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Details on how to file a claim for the NJ red light camera ticket settlement can be found below.
In January 2008, New Jersey enacted a new law known as the New Jersey Red Light Camera Statute, which established a five-year pilot program authorizing the installation of red light camera monitoring systems in certain municipalities. The statute also authorized the municipalities to issue citations to vehicles that violated a red light. Under the statute, red light violations could be detected by unmanned cameras, and notices of the violation could be issued to the registered owner of the infringing vehicle.
The class action lawsuit targeted 18 New Jersey municipalities and Arizona-based American Traffic Solutions (ATS), the camera operator employed by the municipalities. The plaintiffs accused them of failing to comply with the requirements in the state’s Pilot Red Light Camera Program. The plaintiffs alleged that the city officials failed to conduct an initial study of the areas that would have the red light cameras installed and that the cameras were not subject to regular six-month inspections. Although the towns and ATS deny any wrongdoing, ATS has agreed to the class action settlement.
Plaintiff John Telliho initially filed the class action lawsuit on August 1, 2012 after receiving a violation notice based on detection by a red light camera operated by ATS. He paid the $85 fine. Telliho alleges that the camera that was responsible for detecting his red light violation had not been inspected for more than nine months, in violation of the Red Light Camera Statute. Subsequently, the New Jersey Department of Transportation suspended 19 New Jersey townships from the Pilot Red Light Camera Program for failing to conduct the mandatory inspections every six months. The agency was concerned that, without regular inspections, the cameras may not be timed to meet the statutory requirements for the systems.
The class action settlement applies to drivers who were cited for red light violations from ATS cameras in the 18 municipalities on or before August 1, 2012, and paid a fine or fee. Drivers who did not pay the fine associated with the violation are not eligible to receive payment from the class action settlement. Similarly, drivers who received a full refund of their payment are ineligible to participate in the class action settlement.
The municipalities targeted by the class action lawsuit include Brick, Deptford, East Brunswick, East Windsor, Glassboro, Gloucester Township, Jersey City, Lawrence, Linden, Monroe, Palisades Park, Piscataway, Pohatcong, Rahway, Roselle Park, Union, Wayne and Woodbridge.
All class action settlement claim forms must be received online or postmarked by October 28, 2013.
The New Jersey Red Light Violation Class Action Lawsuit is John Telliho v. East Windsor Township and American Traffic Solutions, Case No. 3:12-cv-04800-PGS-LHG, in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
How to File a Claim for the New Jersey Red Light Camera Ticket Class Action Lawsuit Settlement
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Website of the Class Action Lawsuit Settlement Administrator: www.NJViolationSettlement.com
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Address to submit a claim form (REQUIRED):
To receive a cash award from the New Jersey red light ticket class action settlement, you must submit a valid Claim Form online at www.NJViolationSettlement.com or to the following address postmarked no later than October 28, 2013:
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New Jersey Red Light Camera Monitoring Litigation
CLAIMS ADMINISTRATOR
PO BOX 3017
FARIBAULT, MN 55021-2617
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Phone Number to call for assistance: 1-877-497-5923
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Claims must be postmarked by: 10/28/13
Who’s Eligible?  New Jersey drivers or registered vehicle owners who paid a fine or fee for red light violations from ATS cameras in the 18 municipalities on or before August 1, 2012.
Settlement Administrator: Rust Consulting
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Class Counsel:
DENITTIS OSEFCHEN, P.C.
PARIS, ACKERMAN & SCHMIERER LLP
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Defense Counsel:
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BURNS & LEVINSON, LLP
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