March 27, 2026
A Rhode Island federal judge on Friday rebuffed Mayer Brown LLP's bid for $21 million in attorney fees for representing the commercial trucking industry's lead trade group in long-running litigation over the state's truck tolling program, saying the American Trucking Associations ultimately was not the "prevailing party."
March 02, 2026
The commercial trucking industry's lead trade group has argued it's entitled to $21 million in attorney fees as it staunchly objected to a Rhode Island federal magistrate judge's recommendation that its request be slashed to $2.7 million in long-running litigation over the state's truck tolling program.
September 21, 2022
A Rhode Island federal judge on Wednesday blocked a first-of-its-kind state truck tolling program, saying it unconstitutionally interferes with interstate commerce and unfairly singled out large commercial truckers, in a blow to the state's efforts to shore up funding to replace hundreds of deficient bridges.
September 11, 2020
A Rhode Island federal judge declined to preliminarily enjoin the state's bridge and highway tolls, saying that "it is a close call," but that the evidence fails to show a likelihood that the tolls unconstitutionally discriminate against interstate commerce.
July 21, 2020
A Rhode Island federal judge allowed a suit challenging the constitutionality of the state's bridge and highway tolls to move forward to trial after rejecting the state's claim that the suit should be limited based on federal law.
March 20, 2019
Rhode Island's tolls on large commercial trucks are really a "sophisticated tax," and therefore a case brought by the trucking industry, motor carriers and Cumberland Farms against the state belongs in state court, a federal court has ruled.