Some Forfeiture, Tobacco Surcharge Claims Survive Dismissal In ERISA Suit

( July 2, 2025, 1:33 PM EDT) -- URBANA, Ill. — Ruling on a dismissal motion in a putative class action involving two recent hot topics in Employee Retirement Income Security Act litigation, an Illinois federal judge concluded that key claims regarding the use of forfeited nonvested retirement plan contributions survive but only one claim regarding a health plan’s so-called tobacco surcharge does....