Starbucks Beats Investors' Labor Relations Suit On Appeal

By Rachel Riley ( January 2, 2026, 7:49 PM EST) -- A Washington state appeals court has sided with Starbucks and its corporate leadership in two shareholders' proposed class action claiming union-busting activity hurt the coffee giant's reputation, concluding the district court should throw out the case because the investors failed to show intentional wrongdoing by company directors....

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