Hausfeld Announces Early Victory in Virginia Hot Lanes Class Action

Hausfeld announced today that the judge overseeing Brown, et al. v. Transurban USA, Inc., et al., No. 15-cv-494 (E.D. Va.), the Honorable James C. Cacheris, has largely denied the Defendants’ motions to dismiss the pending class action case.

The plaintiffs in the case alleges that the I-495 and I-95/I-395 HOT Lanes operator (Transurban) and its debt-collection agents (Faneuil, Inc. and Law Enforcement Systems, LLC (“LES”)) violated state and federal law by assessing and seeking to collect crippling administrative fees and penalties for allegedly missed tolls.

Drivers who use the HOT Lanes are charged tolls ranging from $0.20 to $1.25 per mile each way via an E-ZPass transponder mounted on the driver’s windshield. The lawsuit alleges that when the E-ZPass is not read and a minimal toll violation occurs, often due to no fault of the driver, Transurban fails to give adequate notice and then assesses and attempts to collect thousands of dollars in illegal penalties and fees against the driver.

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