Starbucks ‘Doubleshot Espresso’ Deception Suit Revived on Appeal

Starbucks Corp. must face a consumer suit over its canned “Doubleshot Espresso” drinks after the Ninth Circuit found sufficient evidence consumers might think they really contain two full espresso shots.

Oliver Naimi and Thomas Wessel raised a plausible claim that the label implies the canned drinks contain two shots of espresso but the content falls short, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit said in an unpublished opinion.

The canned beverage is called “Starbucks Doubleshot Espresso” and features the familiar Starbucks logo, the court said.

Additionally, Naimi and Wessel alleged that a national survey of 400 consumers found ...