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Brownell v. Starbucks Coffee Company
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November 30, 2023
Atty Held In Contempt After Several 'Frivolous' False Ad Suits
A New York federal judge on Thursday held a Sheehan and Associates attorney in contempt for filing a "meritless" false advertising lawsuit over the amount of potassium in a Starbucks coffee flavor, saying the case was just one in a string of similarly questionable lawsuits the lawyer had filed.
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August 24, 2023
Ashley Furniture Urges Sanctions Over Atty's 'Frivolous' Suits
Ashley Furniture's in-house counsel urged a New York federal court in a letter this week to sanction a Sheehan & Associates attorney for filing dozens of false advertising lawsuits after it tossed a similar suit against the furniture company last year, arguing that the firm's attorney has displayed "a sense of pride and bravado that has no place in the practice of law."
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July 12, 2023
'Frivolous' Starbucks Suit Tossed, Judge Considers Sanctions
A New York federal judge on Wednesday threw out a proposed class action alleging Starbucks Coffee Co. misleads consumers with the labeling of its French Roast Ground 100% Arabica Coffee due to added potassium content, admonishing an attorney for the number of "frivolous" lawsuits he's filed on similar grounds.
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April 13, 2023
Starbucks Suit Over Potassium Should Stay, Woman Argues
A woman suing Starbucks over its French Roast Ground 100% Arabica Coffee labeling says she is not required to submit particular facts about lab testing, rebuffing the company's attempt to distinguish her suit.
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November 15, 2022
Coffee Buyers Say Starbucks Coffee Has Too Much Potassium
A proposed class of coffee buyers is suing Starbucks Coffee Co. in New York federal court, saying one of its coffee varieties is misleadingly labeled because it contains potassium as an additive.