Safeway Tuna

May 2017: This action was voluntarily dismissed after the parties reached a settlement agreement. The agreement does not provide monetary relief to class members and indicates that Safeway has applied to participate in a “Temporary Marketing” permit, which, if granted, will allow it to continue marketing canned tuna without changing the amount of tuna in cans. The named plaintiffs’ claims were dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled. and the class members’ claims were dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled..

July 2016: A federal judge dismissed one of the claims in this lawsuit (i.e., the negligent misrepresentation claim). Other claims, including claims alleging false advertising, will move forward.

April 2016: A Consolidated Class Action Complaint making similar allegations (i.e., that cans of tuna are underfilled and underweight) was filed. (In Re Safeway Tuna Cases, Case No. 15-cv-5078, N. D. CA.)

November 2015: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Safeway for allegedly misrepresenting the amount of tuna in its cans, including 5-ounce cans of Chunk Light Tuna in Water and 5-ounce cans of Solid White Albacore Tuna in Water, by underfilling them. The complaint also alleges that government testing revealed that the 5-ounce cans did not contain enough tuna to meet federal requirements. (Soto et al v. Safeway Inc., Case No. 15-cv-5078, N. D. CA.)

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