Class Action Lawsuit Filed against Town of Greenwich and Speed Camera Vendor

On September 8, Hurwitz Sagarin & Slossberg announced in a news release that they had filed a class action suit against the Town of Greenwich and its speed camera vendor, Blue Line Solutions, LLC, a Tennessee entity, on behalf of drivers who were ticketed and paid a fine under the town’s school-zone camera program.

The plaintiffs are Stephen Lockton of Greenwich individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated.

The defendants are the Town of Greenwich and Blue Line Solutions, LLC.

The complaint alleges that the Town of Greenwich failed to follow the procedures required before adopting the camera ordinance and is now in violation of Connecticut law and the town’s general statutes.

Connecticut law places conditions on a municipality’s power to install automated traffic cameras. Among those conditions is the requirement that a public hearing must take place before the cameras are widely adopted. According to the complaint, Greenwich’s Board of Selectmen approved the town’s camera ordinance in May of 2024 without holding that public hearing.

Connecticut law places conditions on a municipality’s power to install automated traffic cameras.

Among those conditions is the requirement that a public hearing must take place before the cameras are widely adopted. According to the complaint, Greenwich’s Board of Selectmen approved the town’s camera ordinance in May of 2024 without holding that public hearing. When Greenwich submitted its program to the state for approval the following year, the paperwork omitted the hearing records demanded by the state. The law firm representing the plaintiffs said the response to a Greenwich resident’s public records request, both the Town Clerk and First Selectman confirmed that no such hearing had ever taken place.

“This case is about a simple principle: you have to follow the rules.” said Timothy Cowan, counsel for the plaintiffs. “The government cannot demand that residents follow the law while ignoring the procedures that govern its own conduct. The public is understandably frustrated, and rightly so. Rules are not optional—they mean something only if everyone, including those in government, are held to them.”

The attorneys for the plaintiffs say that the arrangement between Greenwich and Blue Line Solutions is direct violation of state law, and that beyond requiring a public hearing, Connecticut prohibits paying speed camera vendors a fee contingent on the number of citations issued. Further, they say that it does so to prevent arrangements that give vendors a direct financial incentive to generate more tickets rather than promote safety.

The complaint alleges that the town’s contract with Blue Line tied the vendors’ compensation to citation volume, allowing a separate fee for every ticket issued.

The plaintiffs say the same lack of oversight from the Town of Greenwich extended to how the citation revenue was handled and that Connecticut law requires that public funds that are collected by a third-party vendor must be held in a Qualified Public Depository. This requirement acts as a safeguard, keeping the funds accounted for and protected.

According to the complaint, no such depository was established for the program. In fact, the plaintiffs attorneys say the revenue from the citations is currently being held in Blue Line’s private accounts, where the company can deduct fees before remitting anything to the town, and that monthly citations report from Blue Line Solutions shows that in January and February of 2026, Blue Line reported that the total due to it was $512,920 and the total due to the Town of Greenwich was $1,109.10. Plaintiffs’ attorneys said that neither the Town of Greenwich nor Blue Line has disclosed how much the program has generated in total, or where the remaining funds currently stand.

Further, the news release from the plaintiffs’ attorneys, said overwhelming upset from town residents resulted in the suspension of the program in April of 2026, and that prior to that suspension, the speed camera program issued more than 12,000 warnings and thousands of citations, collecting an estimated $1.4 million in fines and fees over the four months the cameras were in place.

The release also stated that more than 1,500 people signed a petition opposing the speed camera program prior to it being suspended, and that when a public hearing was finally held, it drew a standing room only crowd. With just three days’ notice prior to the hearing, roughly 60 residents signed up to speak about the program.

“There is a firestorm in Connecticut and around the country regarding surveillance cameras, particularly where big brother collides with public safety,” said David Slossberg, managing partner of Hurwitz Sagarin & Slossberg, “However imperfect, there are laws, regulations and ordinances in place to guard against excesses in the invasion of personal liberties. We have sought court enforcement of those restrictions here, where they were not followed by either the municipality or the private, out-of-state, speed camera vendor. While to the average person the applicable laws seem complicated and mundane, I am reminded that Al Capone was convicted on tax evasion.”

The lawsuit seeks a declaration that the town’s ordinance and every citation issued under it are void. Additionally, it seeks full restitution of the fines, fees, and surcharges for the class.

The Greenwich First Selectman declined to comment on the lawsuit for this story.

David. A Slossberg, Erica O. Nolan, and Timothy C. Cowan represent the plaintiff and the proposed class.

Any driver who was issued and paid a citation from the Town of Greenwich’s school-zone speed camera program could be part of the class described in this lawsuit. Individuals who believe they may be affected are encouraged to contact Hurwitz Sagarin & Slossberg at 203-877-8000 to learn more.

The court case – FST-CV26-6083298-S – can be accessed on the CT Judicial Branch website here. The complaint is here.

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