Starbucks Coffee Labeling Class Suit Dismissed; Attorney Threatened With Sanctions

(July 17, 2023, 11:27 AM EDT) -- SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The “100% Arabica Coffee” labeling on Starbucks ground coffee would not lead a reasonable consumer to believe that there are not “additives, vitamins, or minerals,” a federal judge in New York ruled, granting Starbucks’ motion to dismiss a putative class complaint and ordering the plaintiff’s attorney to show why he should not be sanctioned for filing frivolous lawsuits....