About Tobacco Surcharge Claims
The firm behind this claim review.
Meet Seth Bloom
Seth Bloom is an attorney focused on protecting employees and consumers. He created this resource to help people understand one specific problem: tobacco surcharges that may not follow the rules employers are required to meet.
Why This Focus
These cases matter because the amounts add up quietly. A surcharge of a few dollars per paycheck can total hundreds or thousands of dollars over a few years and many employees never realize the rules may not have been followed.
This site exists to make that issue easy to understand and easy to act on.
Our Approach
Careful review:
Every submission is looked at individually
Honest assessment:
If it’s not a claim, we’ll say so
Clear communication:
We communicate timely and honestly regarding your potential claim
Confidential:
Your information stays private
Credentials
Bar admissions:
- Louisiana (2003)
- Texas (2015)
- U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana
- U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Years of experience:
Admitted to practice since 2003. Founded Bloom Legal LLC in 2004.
Relevant background.
Seth J. Bloom founded Bloom Legal LLC in New Orleans in 2004 and has practiced law in Louisiana since 2003. His practice focuses on ERISA litigation on behalf of employees and health plan participants, including class actions challenging tobacco and nicotine surcharges imposed under employer-sponsored health plans. He works with co-counsel firms across the country on these matters. He earned his Juris Doctor from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, where he served on the Honor Board, and his undergraduate degree from the University of Florida.
Bloom Legal LLC works with co-counsel and partner law firms in other states. Depending on where you live and where your employer's plan is administered, another firm may be associated as counsel or may serve as primary counsel in your case.
Contact Us
Prefer to talk to someone? Reach out directly.
BLOOM LEGAL, LLC
New Orleans, LA
P: 504-599-9997
E: info@bloomlegal.com