Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Starbucks
Current Parent Company:
Starbucks
Penalty:
$225,000
Year:
2009
Date:
August 18, 2009
Offense Group:
consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense:
consumer protection violation
Violation Description:
Starbucks agreed to pay $225,000 to the District Attorneys of Monterey, Shasta and Sonoma counties to resolve allegations it failed to refund gift card balances to customers.
Level of Government:
local
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
California Multi-Jurisdiction Case
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type:
settlement
Facility State:
California
Facility County:
multi-county
HQ Country of Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
Washington
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
restaurants and foodservice
Specific Industry of Parent:
restaurants
Source of Data:
NorCal DAs reach settlement with Starbucks, Associated Press, August 18, 2009 (via Nexis).
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
