Here, the US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a lawsuit filed on the grounds that the company needs to have a private investigators license in order to operate intersection safety cameras.
The lawsuit was filed back in 2008, when each appellant in the case ran a red traffic light in either the city of Arlington or the city of Irving and received a notice of violation. They were all fined $75, they paid without contesting and after that filed the suit.
“The interest in evading the law cannot create standing – a plaintiff’s complaint that the defendant’s actions will make his criminal activity more difficult lacks standing because his interest is not legally protected,” Circuit Judges Fortunato Benavides, Edward Prado and Leslie Southwick said in the ruling.
As you can imagine, ATS was very pleased with the decision. Especially because their cameras are being contested, without success, in courts across the country.
“Today’s ruling confirms that the claims were without merit and reaffirms that the best way to avoid a red-light violation citation is to stop on red,” George Hittner, vice president and general counsel of ATS said after hearing the decision.
“From coast to coast, courts continue to uphold the legality and constitutionality of red-light camera safety programs, negating the habitual and tired claims by opponents.”
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