White Starbucks Executive Adds to Bias Win Over Protest Fallout

Starbucks Corp. owes another $2.7 million to a White former regional director for firing her based on her race in the aftermath of the wrongful arrests of two Black men at a Philadelphia store.

The ruling Wednesday by the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania adds awards of back pay, front pay, and a tax offset to the $25.6 million Shannon Phillips won on June 14. Starbucks’ motions in the case for judgment as a matter of law, to vacate or amend the court’s judgment on the jury verdict to avoid duplicate damages, or for ...