A big win for Martin and Indian River Counties! Their lawsuit against All Aboard Florida survived a motion to dismiss this week. By reversing an earlier ruling against the counties, the court found that success in the lawsuit could mean that Phase II of AAF’s project will not be completed. The following is an excerpt from a TC Palm article about the case.
By Lisa Broadt
August 16, 2016
TCPalm
In a major victory 
for All Aboard Florida opponents, a federal judge on Tuesday said Martin and Indian River counties have legal standing to proceed with a lawsuit against the Miami-to-Orlando passenger railroad service.
After reviewing thousands of pages of evidence, “the court concludes that the counties have now met their burden of demonstrating standing,” U.S. District Court Judge Christopher Cooper said in a 39-page memorandum released late Tuesday.
If the decision — which Cooper described as a “close call” — had gone the other way, the counties’ cases against the U.S. Department of Transportation and All Aboard Florida and would have been dismissed.
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