Class-action lawsuit alleges Pike charges "illegal" toll taxes

Hundreds of people have joined a class-action lawsuit that is suing the commonwealth for using over half of the funds received from Mass Pike tolls towards debt from the Big Dig.

Former Pike official Christy Mihos told The Herald that the lawsuit is unlikely to succeed because a 1997 law gave the Turnpike Authority the job of overseeing the Big Dig, which would, in theory, allow them to use tolls to pay for Big Dig-related items.

While I agree that the current transportation structure in Massachusetts needs a massive overhaul, suing the state seems like a Catch-22 because the commonwealth will use tax money to pay for any litigation expenses it encounters, or any judgment it is told by the courts to pay out.

For more info on this lawsuit, check out this story from The Herald.