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: It's a tremendously painful event now." Skwarek sought $1 million for himself and $500,000 for his poor wife. Assault on the Job
More from Toronto: In September 2015, 23-year-old Shannon Mishimagi sued Starbucks Canada for scheduling her to work with a supervisor after she had complained to management that the supervisor had threatened her with violence and assaulted her. In a statement, Starbucks mentioned its "robust policies and procedures for investigating partner complaints." Isn't it nice that Starbucks can use the same adjective to describe its policies for looking into battery complaints as it does to describe its dark roast? 'Insatiable and Unchecked Ambition'
Back in 2006, Penny Stafford of Bellevue, Washington's Belvi Coffee and Tea Exchange sued its monolithic competitor for "insatiable and unchecked ambition," or, essentially, being a monopoly. In the era of Starbucks it's hard for a modest coffee establishment to make it, especially when its trying to do so right in the backyard of said monolithic chain. Stealing Artwork
In 2015, Brooklyn artist Maya Hayuk sued Starbucks for $750,000 for stealing her designs to promote their Mini Frappacino campaign. Hayuk had been commissioned by companies like Sony, Microsoft and General Motors before Starbucks reached out, but the two sides were unable to reach an agreement.