Truckers lose bid to be reimbursed for legal bills in RhodeWorks toll fight

By: Christopher Shea

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: March 30, 2026

Words: 949

Last Updated: 4 months ago

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Rhode Island will receive around $200,000 out of the $9 million in legal fees it had requested from the association that sought to topple the state’s ability to toll large tractor trailers on its highways, a federal judge ruled Friday.

John J. McConnell, chief judge of the U.S. District Court in Providence, rejected a motion by the American Trucking Associations (ATA) seeking to recoup $21 million in attorney fees from its 2018 lawsuit …

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