1Newark, NJ – A federal judge has pared back claims in a tangled class action over alleged short-weight calamari, granting in part a motion to dismiss by seafood supplier Ruggiero Seafood, Inc. in litigation that has roped in multiple distributors and wholesalers.

The dispute stems from a lawsuit filed by Calabria Ristorante, Inc. , which accused Roma Food Enterprises and Performance Food Group of selling frozen calamari that routinely weighed less than stated on its packaging. Calabria sought to represent other restaurants with similar claims, though the court previously noted Calabria was the sole named plaintiff.

After Calabria’s complaint was largely dismissed last year, Performance Food Group attempted to shift liability to its suppliers, filing a third-party complaint against

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