Can you say "frivolous lawsuit"?

[Fake Boris]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui


Well, I hope that no one thinks Starbucks was in the right here. Just because the woman won't win her suit, at least it teaches Starbucks a valuable lesson.

You're always keener to follow the legalist route when it suits your bias, aren't you?

[DRoseDARs]

An interesting case. Had the email offer been extended to just the employees and their family, this would still have been widely distributed but managable. However, Starbucks opened a can-o-worms by adding employees to email to "friends" too. This woman certainly has a case, but I agree with Spec: Why should she get the money? At most, she's owed a single free cup of coffee.

[MRT144]

interestingly enough i had a coupon that said that the offer may be changed or cancled at any time. well it was actually a stamp card for smoothies. i love smoothies.

[Zkribbler]

Originally posted by MichaeltheGreat
Another interesting twist is I wonder if this will turn out to be one of those cases where an unscrupulous plaintiff's lawyer (yes, I know...) sought out someone to act as lead plaintiff for a little behind the scenes consideration. I find it hard to believe anyone would actually waste so much time and energy to contact a lawyer, do the up front work in filing a lawsuit, etc. without a little urging, or a little compensation. The lawyer can make a lot of money if this even looks like it's going anywhere, but the plaintiff has very little chance of making even close to minimum wage for her expenditure of time.

This is almost certainly the case.
It's one of the reasons I loath class actions.

[Tuberski]

Reading an article from the Seattle Times, it says the lady is a paralegal that doesn't work fo rthe lawyers firm.

But, I bet the two firms are very friendly.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2003250376_starbucks09.html?syndication=rss

ACK!

[Sikander]

Originally posted by MRT144
interestingly enough i had a coupon that said that the offer may be changed or cancled at any time. well it was actually a stamp card for smoothies. i love smoothies.

Well I hope you like raw bass, cause they changed the coupon and now it's only good for a small bass smoothy.

[MRT144]

lemme drink my bass smoothie in peace meanie.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by Oncle Boris
You're always keener to follow the legalist route when it suits your bias, aren't you?

Say wha, fool?