Full Dismissal Of Tobacco Surcharge Suit Granted In Rhode Island Federal Court

( November 5, 2025, 1:43 PM EST) -- PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Following a string of at least seven rulings in which similar putative class challenges to health plan tobacco surcharges survived wholly or in part, a Rhode Island federal judge on Nov. 4 granted full dismissal of a case that is part of a recent wave of Employee Retirement Income Security Act lawsuits....