BBB litigation chronology
C008 was dismissed on preliminary objections in July 2026 and is now on appeal, with BBB separately moving for attorney's fees. Fifteen days after that dismissal, Tufano filed a second, federal action (C080) against BBB.
The July 14, 2026 Memorandum and Order dismissing C008, directly reviewed via the LPA Prothonotary portal.
Research assessment
C008's dismissal and appeal are source-backed via direct document review. C080 is confirmed only by its docket filing date; its own claims and status have not yet been independently researched.
Important caveat
C080 remains Research pending -- do not describe it as raising identical claims to C008 without a direct complaint comparison. BBB's motion for attorney's fees has not been ruled on and is not itself evidence of a frivolousness finding.
Cases in this sequence
Timeline
Tufano filed C008 in Lackawanna County against the Better Business Bureau.
Source — lpa-homes.org ↗By Memorandum and Order, the court dismissed the anti-SLAPP/statute-of-limitations preliminary objections as moot, sustained the defendant's remaining preliminary objections, and dismissed the complaint.
Source — lpa-homes.org ↗Tufano filed a pro se Notice of Appeal (Superior Court of Pennsylvania No. 1154 MDA 2026).
Source — lpa-homes.org ↗Tufano filed a federal complaint, C080, against BBB, 15 days after C008 was dismissed on preliminary objections. C080 itself remains Research pending beyond the confirmed filing.
Source — pacermonitor.com ↗The trial court's Pa.R.A.P. 1925(a) opinion issued the same day BBB filed a motion for attorney's fees and expenses. Both the appeal and the fee motion remain pending.
Source — lpa-homes.org ↗