Danielle Toth  |  November 9, 2021

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American Tuna & Class Action Lawsuit
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American Tuna Class Action Lawsuit Overview: 

  • Who: Jeffrey Craig has filed a class action lawsuit against American Tuna, Inc.
  • Why: The plaintiff alleges the company deceives customers with its labeling and marketing as it sources tuna from international waters.  
  • Where: The class action lawsuit is pending in New York federal court. 

American Tuna represents that its tuna is caught in America, and therefore caught in American waters when it is not, a new class action lawsuit claims.

The company also represents that its tuna is canned in America when much of it is canned in Thailand, Costa Rica, Vietnam and other countries. 

“All American Tuna brand products are labeled ‘Caught and Canned in the USA,’ ‘Caught and Canned in America,’’ ‘American Made’ or ‘100% American Made,’” the lawsuit states. “In reality, however, American Tuna sources an enormous volume of tuna from international waters and the territorial waters of other countries, and much of this tuna is canned in other countries as well. As a result, American Tuna is deceiving consumers …”

On behalf of himself and other members of the New York Subclass, Plaintiff Jeffrey Craig seeks to enjoin defendant’s unlawful acts and practices described herein, to recover their actual damages or $500, whichever is greater, three times actual damages and reasonable attorneys’ fees.

“Plaintiff and members of the New York subclass suffered an ascertainable loss caused

by defendant’s misrepresentations because they paid more for the American Tuna Products than they would have had they known the truth about the products,” according to the lawsuit.

Have you purchased American Tuna, believing it was caught and canned in the United States? Let us know in the comments! 

The plaintiff is represented by Robert L. Kraselnik of the Law Offices of Robert L. Kraselnik, PLLC.

The American Tuna Class Action Lawsuit is Craig, et al. v. American Tuna, Inc., et al., Case No. 1:21-cv-09125, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.


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166 thoughts onAmerican Tuna Misrepresents Source of Tuna, Canning Operations, New Class Action Lawsuit Claims

  1. Angela Jackson says:

    Please add me

  2. Dawn M Buff says:

    add me please

  3. Doreen Guilliams says:

    I’m looking for the class action suit over ppl being baker acted beyond 72 hrs against their will .
    I can’t find it after my attorney emailed me about it but due to my attorney’s death I need a new attorney for this help as I was overheld even after my daughter who only ask for a well check since she lived 100 miles away .
    Due to racism in Hialeah – I was lied to and even my daughter got no help from police there who were retaliating against me and lied in report saying I battled them but they refuse to give me my copy of report as I will see this ! I was only kind & had no problem which they knew , saw &agreed I was fine ! But Using hipa rules of privacy as every officer & office person huddled to read it !! Was my personal info but they can all read and refuse me a copy knowing they lied , refused my daughter any help as she had brought proof of laws of 72 hr hold is limit they were beyond .
    Americans don’t seem to have any rights over racism ?

  4. Doreen Guilliams says:

    I’m looking for the class action suit over ppl being baker acted beyond 72 hrs against their will .
    I can’t find it after my attorney emailed me about it but due to my attorney’s death I need a new attorney for this help as I was overheld even after my daughter who only ask for a well check since she lived 100 miles away .
    Due to racism in Hialeah – I was lied to and even my daughter got no help from police there who were retaliating against me and lied in report saying I battled them but they refuse to give me my copy of report Using hipa rules of privacy as every officer & office person huddled to read it !! Was my personal info but they can all read and refuse me a copy knowing they lied , refused my daughter any help as she had brought proof of laws of 72 hr hold is limit they were beyond .
    I got no help & this more than follows me after nearly losing my life but damages to my health were big & future will be worse over it , along with this on going retaliation from racist police but Americans don’t seem to have any rights over racism we go through How is this fair ?
    I need to get to this law suit as I still suffer from it & was bogus !

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