August 07, 2023
A California federal judge tossed a proposed class action alleging Subway's 100% tuna claim is misleading, but refused to sanction counsel representing the lead plaintiff, finding that although her attorneys' alleged discovery misconduct was "blameworthy," the sandwich chain failed to show the consumer recklessly pursued her claims.
May 19, 2023
A woman claiming Subway misled customers into believing that its tuna products contain 100% tuna has pushed back against the sandwich chain's bid for sanctions, telling a California federal judge that she filed her suit in good faith based on valid scientific test results.
May 05, 2023
Subway is seeking sanctions against counsel for a customer alleging the fast-food chain's tuna is not tuna, saying the lawyers frivolously prolonged the case with no supporting facts in the hopes that Subway would settle to make the suit in California federal court go away.
July 08, 2022
A California federal judge has declined Subway's bid to toss the latest complaint in a proposed class action against the fast-food chain that accuses it of misleading consumers about the tuna in its sandwiches, saying the claims are sufficiently argued at this stage in the litigation.
December 09, 2021
Subway Restaurants Inc. is urging a California federal court to finally throw out a suit alleging that it misleads consumers about the tuna in its sandwiches, saying the "constant shifting" nature of the plaintiffs' claims shows that they don't have a leg to stand on.
October 07, 2021
A California federal judge Thursday dismissed for now Subway customers' proposed class action alleging the sandwich chain misrepresented its tuna as sustainable, saying the customers didn't plead reliance on the purported misrepresentations and admonishing plaintiffs' attorneys that it makes him "suspicious" to see parties citing cases outside the circuit.