{"id":4825,"date":"2014-01-10T10:18:59","date_gmt":"2014-01-10T15:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.lawyer.com\/?p=4825"},"modified":"2020-07-23T13:25:13","modified_gmt":"2020-07-23T17:25:13","slug":"traffic-trouble-lawsuit-filed-against-nj-gov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lawyer.com\/index.php\/traffic-trouble-lawsuit-filed-against-nj-gov\/","title":{"rendered":"Traffic Trouble: Lawsuit Filed Against NJ Gov"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Water under the bridge?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Any commuter in the tri-state area is well aware of how much of a pain the George Washington Bridge can be. \u00a0Frustrated people stuck in traffic will often wonder why there is construction or delays at a certain time. \u00a0Now, it appears they have an answer. \u00a0New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s administration is coming under fire due to a controversial lane closure<\/a> situation with political ties. \u00a0A federal investigation into the matter has opened up, which also sparked a number of residents to file suit against their own state leader. \u00a0Christie, who had previously been seen as a hardball, no-nonsense politician, is now at the center of a major controversy.<\/p>\n

According to reports, people working under Governor Christie manufactured a lane closure on the GW, which connects Northern NJ to Manhattan NY. \u00a0The mayor of Fort Lee, NJ, who happens to be a democrat, had not yet endorsed his republican governor’s re-election campaign. \u00a0Christie, who has Presidential aspirations in 2016, has already fired his chief of staff, Bridget Anne Kelly, who communicated with another high-ranking official at the Port Authority, who controls public transit in the NY\/NJ area. \u00a0In an email last summer, Kelly wrote “Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee.”, to which a Port Authority excutive replied “Got it.” \u00a0David Wildstein, who later resigned, is the one who brought forth the emails.<\/p>\n

The class-action lawsuit was raised by 6 citizens of New Jersey, and they are seeking damages brought on by the State of New Jersey and also the Port Authority. \u00a0One lawyer claimed that her client was late to work and suffered a panic attack. \u00a0Political pundits do not see Christie suffering a major hit concerning his dreams of the White House, although this is certainly a black eye to a figure which many people liken to fictional mob boss Tony Soprano. \u00a0Many agree that the Governor himself was not directly involved, and he is certainly helping his case by firing campaign officials and anyone else who knew about the GWB lane closures. \u00a0Until this political drama dies down, maybe it’s best to play it safe and just take the Lincoln Tunnel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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