Later action filed by Tufano
Six weeks after the default judgment against his company, Tufano filed C033 against Mohawk Global Logistics in the same court, alleging it inflated its China-to-US shipping rates.
Source — ic-access.com ↗Tufano v. Mohawk Global Logistics
2026-01159 · Lackawanna County
Pending; Notice of Intent to File for Default filed, no rulingPennsylvania
CourtLackawanna County
FiledFebruary 23, 2026
StatusPending; Notice of Intent to File for Default filed, no ruling
Outcome—
Final disposition—
JurisdictionPennsylvania
Pro se—
Current / transferee court—
Transferred case—
Last researchedSeptember 23, 2026
About this case
Evidentiary treatment: This summarizes the plaintiff's own allegations as stated in the complaint or docket record cited below. It reflects what was filed, not a court finding, and is not a determination that the allegations are true.
Plaintiff alleges defendant Mohawk Global Logistics agreed to provide shipping services from China to the United States, and that although there was no actual global shipping crisis at the time, Mohawk sent emails to customers implying one to justify price increases; he alleges a shipment that should have cost around $5,000 instead rose past $10,000, which he paid at what he calls an unfair rate on multiple occasions, and that Mohawk then charged him $16,000 without prior notice or approval, versus a roughly $7,000 quote he obtained from a comparable competitor.
Defendants
- Mohawk Global Logistics
Source record
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Outcome and research status
Research status: Verified via direct LPA portal lookup
Research notes: Direct LPA portal lookup (2026-08-20): case remains open, no disposition; a Notice of Intent to File Application for Default (4/17/2026) suggests Mohawk has not answered. Verified Complaint read (China-to-US shipping-rate dispute; alleges Mohawk sent fear-mongering emails to justify a price increase from ~$5,000 to $16,000 against a ~$7,000 competitor quote). Update 2026-08-30: an entity-name search of the Lackawanna General Index established that Mohawk sued first. Mohawk Global Logistics v. Free Range Meat LLC (Lackawanna 2025-09403, now tracked as C104) was filed 2025-11-20 over the same freight-forwarding charges, and the Clerk of Judicial Records entered a $17,571.61 default judgment against the company on 2026-01-09 - six weeks before this case was filed. Mohawk was executing on that judgment by garnishment while this action was pending.
Related litigation
- Previous related case: 2025-09403 — Mohawk Global Logistics v. Free Range Meat LLC
- Dispute group: Mohawk Global Logistics shipping-charge dispute
Chronology events
Sequence does not by itself prove motive or causation.
Cite this page
Frank Tufano Litigation Research. "Tufano v. Mohawk Global Logistics (2026-01159)". Research last verified September 23, 2026. https://suedbyfranktufano.com/cases/2026-01159-tufano-v-mohawk-global-logistics/