Earlier complaint filed
C040 was filed in the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
Shopify / business-platform conspiracy litigation
Analytical grouping for repeated Shopify-related litigation, including the large multi-defendant conspiracy filings. A court specifically found C054 raised claims identical to C040.
Cases in this group
- 3:24-cv-00846 — Tufano v. Frankies Free Range Meat Conspirators
- 3:25-cv-00316 — Tufano v. Shopify (USA) Inc. et al
- 651064/2025 — Frank Tufano v. Shopify Inc. et al
- 3:25-cv-00975 — Tufano v. SHOPIFY (USA) Inc. Corporation Service Company et al
- 3:25-cv-01227 — Tufano v. SHOPIFY (USA) Inc. Corporation Service Company et al
- 3:26-cv-01019 — Tufano v. Shopify (USA) Inc. et al
Dated chronology
Earlier case dismissed
The earlier Shopify-related claims were dismissed with prejudice.
New state complaint filed
Tufano filed a Lackawanna County complaint against Shopify and more than 100 other named defendants.
Removal to federal court
The June 2025 state action was removed to the Middle District of Pennsylvania as C054.
Final dismissal / claim preclusion
C054 was dismissed with prejudice and leave to amend was denied.
Dispute groups are research/navigation categories. They are not judicial findings that every case contains legally identical claims.