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Starbucks Corporation

Federal civil lawsuits naming Starbucks Corporation, a Restaurants & Eating Places company.

Public CompanyRestaurants & Eating Places

Ticker: Nasdaq: SBUX
Business: Retail-Eating & Drinking Places
Headquarters: Seattle, WA
Incorporated in: Washington
SEC CIK: 829224

Starbucks Corporation is a public company in Retail-Eating & Drinking Places, based in Seattle, WA (traded on Nasdaq as SBUX, incorporated in Washington). It appears in 274 federal civil lawsuits in this index, most often as a defendant (247 of 274). These cases are most often Civil Rights and Contract matters, filed between 1993 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, S.D. New York. The most common causes of action are Employment Discrimination, Patent Infringement, and Americans with Disabilities Act. Frequent opposing parties include Starbucks Corp, Cohan, and Brown.

274

Lawsuits

247

As Defendant

As Plaintiff

Open

257

Terminated

1993–2026

Span

8 mo

Median Duration

8.1 cases/yrPredominantly defendant · 90%Civil Rights-heavy · 48%Activity rising

Cases by State

HI · 1PR · 1

Open Cases Over Time

1993peak 18 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19932026

Civil RightsContractPatentLaborTrademark

Filings by Year

19932026

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Frequent Opposing Parties

274 Cases — Newest First

Binford v. Starbucks Corporation

Labor Open District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 7:26-cv-01397Filed 02/18/2026
Green v. Starbucks Corporation

Labor Open District Court, District of ColumbiaNo. 1:26-cv-00123Filed 01/15/2026
Williams v. Starbucks Corporation

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Open District Court, W.D. WashingtonNo. 2:26-cv-00112Filed 01/13/2026
Wolverine Barcode Ip, LLC v. Starbucks Company

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 2:25-cv-01058Filed 10/22/2025
Moody v. Starbucks Corporation

Civil Rights Open District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:25-cv-08739Filed 10/22/2025
Tucker v. Starbucks Corporation

Labor Open District Court, E.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 2:25-cv-05949Filed 10/16/2025
Starbucks Corporation v. Valtrus Innovations Limited

Patent Open District Court, W.D. WashingtonNo. 2:25-cv-01859Filed 09/25/2025
Chatelain v. Starbucks Corporation

Civil Rights Open District Court, S.D. FloridaNo. 2:25-cv-14339Filed 09/12/2025
San v. Starbucks Corporation

Civil Rights Open District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 4:25-cv-00979Filed 09/08/2025
Malsack v. Starbucks Corporation

Civil Rights Open District Court, E.D. WisconsinNo. 2:25-cv-01196Filed 08/11/2025
Usm Inc v. Starbucks Corporation

Contract Open District Court, W.D. WashingtonNo. 2:25-cv-01270Filed 07/08/2025
Strauss v. Starbucks Corporation

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 7:25-cv-03809Filed 05/07/2025
Veen v. Starbucks Corporation

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. FloridaNo. 4:25-cv-00179Filed 04/18/2025
White v. Starbucks Corporation

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:25-cv-04112Filed 04/15/2025
State of Missouri v. Starbucks Corp

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. MissouriNo. 4:25-cv-00165Filed 02/11/2025
Starbucks Corporation v. Rosa

Contract Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 2:25-cv-00655Filed 01/22/2025
Cohan v. Starbucks Corporation

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. FloridaNo. 9:24-cv-81473Filed 11/22/2024
Estrada v. Starbucks Corporation

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:24-cv-05321Filed 11/20/2024
Duahcore Enterprise, LLC v. Starbucks Corporation

Civil Rights Open District Court, D. ColoradoNo. 1:24-cv-02885Filed 10/17/2024
Moore v. Starbucks Corporation

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. TexasNo. 4:24-cv-03630Filed 09/25/2024
Garbaccio v. Starbucks Corporation

Securities / Commodities Open District Court, W.D. WashingtonNo. 2:24-cv-01362Filed 08/28/2024
Balmuccino, LLC v. Starbucks Corporation

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:24-cv-06214Filed 08/16/2024
RFCyber Corp v. Starbucks Corporation

Patent Open District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 2:24-cv-00550Filed 07/18/2024
Maldonado v. Starbucks Corp

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 7:24-cv-05216Filed 07/10/2024
Starbucks Corporation v. Brandpat, LLC

Copyright Open District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:24-cv-04927Filed 06/28/2024
Bodum USA, Inc. and PI-Design Ag v. Starbucks Corporation

Patent Open District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:24-cv-05319Filed 06/25/2024
Johnson v. Starbucks Corporation

Labor Open District Court, W.D. WashingtonNo. 2:24-cv-00918Filed 06/25/2024
Darden v. Starbucks Corporation

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:24-cv-02329Filed 05/28/2024
Premo v. Starbucks Corporation

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. ColoradoNo. 1:24-cv-01474Filed 05/24/2024
Starbucks Corporation v. Mountains and Mermaids LLC

Trademark Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:24-cv-03634Filed 05/10/2024
Ferranti v. Starbucks Corporation

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, M.D. FloridaNo. 8:24-cv-01112Filed 05/09/2024
Wilkins v. Starbucks Corporation, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 2:24-cv-01840Filed 05/01/2024
Conteh v. Starbucks Corporation

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 2:24-cv-05689Filed 04/26/2024
Cohan v. Starbucks Corporation

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. FloridaNo. 9:24-cv-80388Filed 03/29/2024
National Consumers League v. Starbucks Corporation

Contract Terminated District Court, District of ColumbiaNo. 1:24-cv-00421Filed 02/12/2024
Pimentel v. Starbucks Corporation

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 4:24-cv-00009Filed 01/10/2024
Messer v. Starbucks Corporation

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. North CarolinaNo. 7:24-cv-00009Filed 01/09/2024
Fitzgerald v. Starbucks Corporation

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. MissouriNo. 4:24-cv-00023Filed 01/04/2024
Edwards v. Starbucks Corporation

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:23-cv-16871Filed 12/18/2023
Henderson v. Starbucks Corporation

Labor Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 8:23-cv-06198Filed 12/01/2023
Monticello Enterprises LLC v. Starbucks Corporation

Patent Terminated District Court, W.D. TexasNo. 6:23-cv-00763Filed 11/09/2023
Workers United v. Starbucks Corporation

Trademark Terminated District Court, E.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 2:23-cv-04036Filed 10/18/2023
Starbucks Corporation v. Service Employees International Union

Trademark Terminated District Court, S.D. IowaNo. 3:23-cv-00068Filed 10/18/2023
Cohan v. Starbucks Corporation

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:23-cv-14344Filed 10/01/2023
Langan v. Starbucks Corporation

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:23-cv-05056Filed 08/18/2023
Tiare Technology, Inc v. Starbucks Corporation

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 2:23-cv-00253Filed 05/30/2023
Phillips v. Starbucks Corporation

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 2:23-cv-02040Filed 05/26/2023
Bodum USA, Inc v. Starbucks Corporation

Contract Open District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:23-cv-02946Filed 05/10/2023
Thomas v. Starbucks Corporation

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. IndianaNo. 1:23-cv-00779Filed 05/05/2023
Mallouk v. Starbucks Corporation

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:23-cv-03772Filed 05/04/2023

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