November 08, 2016
Starbucks Corp. on Tuesday in California federal court settled claims at the center of its $5.3 million moldy coffee suit against the company that made the shipping pallets that the coffee behemoth said contained excessive moisture that ruined mounds of coffee beans.
August 16, 2016
The company that made the shipping pallets at the center of a $5.3 million moldy coffee suit by Starbucks told a California federal judge on Monday that just because its pallets had a moisture content level higher than kiln-dried pallets doesn't make them defective.
July 05, 2016
The company that made the pallets at issue in a $5.3 million moldy coffee suit by Starbucks has asked a California federal court to let it out of the case, arguing it was not liable for the pallet's alleged failure to meet Starbucks' standards because it was never told about and never agreed to those standards.
June 24, 2016
Starbucks Corp. never gave up its rights to sue a pallet company just because it paid invoices that contained a short disclaimer, a California federal judge said Thursday, in a sweeping victory for the coffee behemoth as it pursues a $5.3 million moldy-coffee suit against the supplier.
June 07, 2016
Amcor Packaging Distribution urged a California federal judge Monday to toss Starbucks Corp.'s $5.3 million suit over moldy coffee beans, arguing that it never breached an express warranty on the shipment and reiterating that its invoices contained a disclaimer shielding Amcor from liability for damaged goods.
May 31, 2016
Starbucks Corp. has urged a California federal court to reject Amcor Packaging Distribution Inc.'s bid to toss the coffee giant's $5.3 million suit over moldy coffee beans, saying Amcor shouldn't be let off the hook just because its invoices contained a disclaimer ostensibly shielding it from liability for damaged goods.
May 09, 2016
Starbucks Corp. on Friday told a California federal judge that Amcor Packaging Distribution Inc. can't use the fine print on an invoice to escape a $5.3 million suit claiming it sold Starbucks wooden pallets that allegedly caused mold to develop on coffee beans.
April 18, 2016
Amcor Packaging Distribution Inc. on Friday urged a California federal judge to toss Starbucks Corp.'s $5.3 million suit against it, arguing that it isn't liable for wooden pallets that it sold to Starbucks that allegedly caused mold to develop on coffee beans.