NOTICE OF PENDING CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT
Was your vehicle towed as a result of parking in the BP Gas Station parking lot located at 1829 West Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15226? A pending class action lawsuit may affect your rights.
A court authorized this notice
This is not a solicitation from a lawyer
- Plaintiffs William J. Schneider, Casey Bruce, Diane Docchio, and Margaret Cusick (collectively, “Plaintiffs”), on behalf of themselves and all persons similarly situated, have sued Defendants’ Om Ansh Enterprise, Inc. (“Om Ansh”) and Brian Haenze d/b/a Auto Galley & Accessories and as TAG Towing and Collision (“TAG Towing”) (and together with Om Ansh, “Defendants”) alleging that they were charged more than the amount permitted under law when their vehicles were nonconsensually towed from the BP Gas Station parking lot located at 1829 West Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15226 (“the Parking Lot”).
- The Court has certified this lawsuit to proceed as a class action on behalf of a class of the following individuals: “All individuals who were charged and paid a fee in excess of the limits set by 5 Pittsburgh Code § 525.05, identified below, for release or return of any passenger cars, light trucks, motorcycles, and scooters that were nonconsensually towed from the Parking Lot after September 17, 2012.”
- The limits set by 5 Pittsburgh Code § 525.05, are:
- For vehicles towed before December 14, 2015, an amount in excess of $110.00, exclusive of any “storage fees” but inclusive of any other fees, charges, or costs; and
- For vehicles towed after December 15, 2015, an amount in excess of $135.00, exclusive of any “storage fees” but inclusive of any other fees, charges, or costs.
- Class members include BOTH individuals who paid for the return of a vehicle after it was towed from the Parking Lot to TAG Towing’s impound lot AND individuals who paid for release of a vehicle after it was connected to a tow truck but before it was taken to TAG Towing’s impound lot (this is sometimes referred to as a “drop fee”).
- This notice applies only to Class Members. The definition of Class Members can be found in the Notice.
- The Court has not decided whether the Defendants have done anything wrong. No trial date has been set yet. However, your legal rights are affected, and you have a choice to make now:
| YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS LAWSUIT | |
|---|---|
| DO NOTHING | Stay in this lawsuit. Await the outcome.
By doing nothing, you keep the possibility of getting money or benefits that may come from a trial or a settlement. But you give up any rights to sue the Defendants separately about the same legal claims in this lawsuit. |
| ASK TO BE EXCLUDED | Take action to remove yourself from this Class Action, get no benefits or money if the lawsuit settles or is successful, but keep certain rights.
If you ask to be excluded and money or benefits are later awarded, you won’t share in the recovery from settlement or trial. But you keep any rights to sue the Defendants separately about the same legal claims in this lawsuit. |
- Your options and other basic information are explained in this Notice. To ask to be excluded, you must act before December 18, 2023.
- Lawyers must prove the claims against the Defendants. If money or benefits are obtained from the Defendants, you will be notified about how to ask for your share.