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Litigation

Jun. 23, 2016

Starbucks must face consumer class action

A federal judge denied a motion to dismiss a putative class action filed by two Californians that accuses the coffee chain Starbucks Corp. of under-filling their drinks while charging customers the full-size price.

By Tim O'Connor
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge denied a motion to dismiss a putative class action filed by two Californians that accuses the coffee chain Starbucks Corp. of under-filling their drinks while charging customers the full-size price.

Starbucks had asked U.S. District Judge Thelton E. Henderson to dismiss the lawsuit filed March 16 by Siera Strumlauf of San Francisco and Benj...

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