Title: The (Many) Reasons People Have Sued Starbucks
Headings: The (Many) Reasons People Have Sued Starbucks
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The (Many) Reasons People Have Sued Starbucks
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Discrimination
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Hidden Camera in the Bathroom
Crushed Penis
Assault on the Job
'Insatiable and Unchecked Ambition'
Stealing Artwork
Slick Floors
Sexual Harassment
Rape
Patent Infringement
Reneging on a Distribution Deal
Unpaid Overtime
Serving Heroin in Lattes and Racial Slurs
Serving Coffee With Cleaning Solution
Coffee Too Hot

Content: According to Moore, who told her story on ABC's 20/20, her 24-year-old boss, Tim Horton, demanded sex while the two worked at a Starbucks franchise in Irvine, California. Starbucks ultimately settled with Moore before the case could go to trial. Patent Infringement
In 2012, Maxim Integrated Products Inc. sued Starbucks for infringing on four of their patents related to transferring information securely, which Starbucks had allegedly lifted for its mobile payment app. Patent law and the motivations behind patent lawsuits can be pretty murky, but it's something large corporations trying to use technology to keep up with the competition deal with on a regular basis. Reneging on a Distribution Deal
In the late '90s, Starbucks and Kraft struck a distribution deal wherein Kraft would make sure Starbucks products found their way onto the shelves of other retailers. In 2010, Starbucks decided it was no longer interested, and tried to buy its way out of the contract for $750 million. Kraft didn't feel that was enough, and thus: lawsuit. Three years later, Starbucks agreed to pay Kraft $2.75 billion to end the the contentious relationship once and for all. Unpaid Overtime
After a three-year legal battle, Starbucks settled with 356 workers after they claimed they were forced to work outside of their scheduled hours without being compensated.