Comments on: Chris Christie bridge lane closure class action https://www.overlawyered.com/2014/01/chris-christie-bridge-lane-closure-class-action/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Wed, 22 Jan 2014 13:45:05 +0000 hourly 1 By: Close-to-home plaintiffs - Overlawyered https://www.overlawyered.com/2014/01/chris-christie-bridge-lane-closure-class-action/comment-page-1/#comment-263338 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 13:45:05 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=43421#comment-263338 […] Weirdly, or tellingly? “Weirdly, two of [the New Jersey bridge plaintiffs] work for the attorney who’s representing them” [John Culhane, Slate via Howard Wasserman, Prawfs, earlier] […]

]]> By: William Nuesslein https://www.overlawyered.com/2014/01/chris-christie-bridge-lane-closure-class-action/comment-page-1/#comment-259765 Mon, 13 Jan 2014 15:45:34 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=43421#comment-259765 The Port Authority is run by the New Jersey governor, the New York governor, and a professional staff. The tension between these groups guarantees that no staff member of the New Jersey Governor could get lane closures on her own. It’s ridiculous even by modern journalism standards. We know that a message went through the traffic engineering office, but our dim witted press didn’t pursue that lead. I suspect that somebody wanted to see if lane restrictions would result in traffic adjustment out of Fort Lee to other bridge entrances. The engineers were asked to postpone their experiment until after an election. Then they were given the go ahead when condition warranted.

Every professional politician knows of what happened to Governor Grey Davis when he raised a registration fee by a modest amount If my memory is right, Bill Clinton was boxed in his ears when he messed with fees as governor of Arkansas.

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