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California Supreme Court

Sep. 11, 2009

Starbucks Gets Good News in Tips Case

California Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to review an appellate court’s reversal of a ruling against Starbucks Corp. That means a lower court's reversal of a $100 million jury verdict against the coffee giant will stand.

By Ciarán McEvoy
Daily Journal Staff Writer

The California Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to review an appellate court's reversal of a ruling ordering Starbucks Corp. to pay more than $100 million in restitution for allowing store supervisors to share in their baristas' tips.

"We're very pleased (with the result)," said Catherine A. Conway, of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld in Los Angeles.

The baristas' attorney, David A. Lowe, of Rud...

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