January 05, 2018
Starbucks Corp. beat a proposed class action alleging the company was ripping off customers by underfilling lattes and mochas when a California federal judge ruled Friday that a reasonable consumer would expect milk foam — a component of a regular latte — to take up volume in the drink cup.
November 29, 2017
A California federal judge reined in litigation accusing Starbucks of underfilling hot beverages Tuesday, saying a quick win is appropriate on allegations about the size of the company's warm drink cups and that other recently advanced arguments exceed the scope of the latest complaint.
November 07, 2017
A California federal judge on Tuesday asked a putative class of Starbucks Corp. customers to submit additional briefs on why she shouldn't throw out their suit claiming the coffee chain intentionally shorts customers by underfilling hot drinks, saying their theory only works if they don't count foam.
November 01, 2017
A proposed class of Starbucks customers asked a California federal judge on Tuesday to certify them in a suit alleging the ubiquitous chain underfilled lattes and mochas, arguing that all of their fraud claims are based on the same underlying issues.
October 19, 2017
A putative class of Starbucks drinkers has asked a California federal judge to reject the coffee company's bid to duck their suit alleging it underfilled lattes and mochas, arguing that discovery is incomplete and what information consumers do have suggests their allegations are true.
October 04, 2017
Starbucks Corp. asked a California federal judge Tuesday for a quick win in a proposed class action over allegedly underfilled lattes and mochas, contending that the allegations are based on blatant inaccuracies about the size of its cups and the beverage-making process.