Strumlauf
Strumlauf v. Starbucks Corp.
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Henderson, J.
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT’S MOTIONS TO DISMISS
This matter came before the Court on June 1,2016, on Defendant Starbucks Corporation’s motions to dismiss Plaintiffs Si-era' Strumlauf and Benjamin Robles’ Class Action Complaint. Having carefully considered the parties written and oral arguments, and for the reasons set forth below, the Court now GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART Defendant’s motions.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs Siera Strumlauf and Benjamin Robles (collectively “Plaintiffs”) filed their Class Action Complaint (“Compl.”) on March 16, 2016, alleging that Starbucks lattes are underfilled. Docket No. 1. Plaintiffs allege that “Starbucks represents on its menu that its Lattes contain ‘12 fl. oz.’ for a Tall, 16 fl. oz.’ for a Grande, and ‘20 fl. oz.’ for a Venti.” Compl. ¶ 1. Plaintiffs allege, however, that “Starbucks Lattes are uniformly underfilled pursuant to a standardized recipe. Tall Lattes are not 12 fluid ounces, Grande Lattes are not 16 fluid ounces, and Venti Lattes are not 20 fluid' ounces. Starbucks cheats purchasers by providing less fluid ounces in their Lattes than represented. In fact, Starbucks Lattes are approximately 25%…