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Dear Brothers and Sisters
As you are aware, I have been working on developing a strategy to deal
with the E-ZPass problem. Since the PA can only be sued by persons
who have filed Notice that they wish to proceed against them, I believe
every retiree should file a Notice of Claim indicating they wish to sue
for this benefit.
Under the law you have to tell the PA you are suing them by sending a
Notice that outlines who you are, where you live, the basis for your
claim, and it must be notarized. Once that's sent by Registered
Mail, return receipt, you have to wait 60 days to institute the suit
which has to be accomplished within one year of the date the claim
originated. A number of attorneys have suggested a class action
may exist consisting of all persons who filed timely Notices of Claim.
I have included a copy of a Notice of Claim which can be filled out and
sent to the PA. It must be notarized and sent by registered mail or
delivered in person. The sooner this is done, the sooner the class
will be determined and we can get the process started.
When you file, PA Civilian retirees are encouraged to file as well, I
would appreciate if you would notify me by email at
* EZPassLitigation@aol.com that
you have filed. Please include your retirement status such as PBA, SBA,
LBA, DEA or CIV. If you have a scanner, a copy of the filed Notice
would be helpful also.
I urge every retiree, regardless of your represented status or not,
wherever you live, or even if you don't think you will ever use this
benefit, to FILE. Erosion of benefits now will embolden the PA in
the future. Your medical benefits may be next!!
Thanks for listening, and please pass this on to any Port Authority
retirees and their associations that you may have contact with. File as
soon as you can, our strength lies in numbers. The Port Authority will
not ignore the thousands of Claims they get!
Fraternally,
Tom Westfield
By the way I am not acting as anyone's attorney in this matter. Even if
I wanted to, as a member of the Class I am not allowed to represent the
group, it would be a Conflict of Interest
Below is the format of the Notice of Claim,
Remember - THEY MUST BE NOTARIZED
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