Subway Gets Fake Tuna Lawsuit Thrown Out by Skeptical Judge

Subway Restaurants Inc. on Thursday convinced a federal judge in California to throw out a lawsuit brought by consumers who say that the sandwich giant misrepresents the tuna it uses.

Subway was accused of lying about the contents of its tuna subs, namely that they “do not contain 100% skipjack and yellowtail tuna, and/or do not consist of 100% tuna with respect to the fish portion of the product Defendants represent as tuna,” according to the complaint.

Plaintiffs Karen Dhanowa and Nilima Amin sought to represent other consumers in their lawsuit alleging Subway made false and misleading representations about its ...