Doe I v. Starbucks Corporation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DOE I, et al., Plaintiffs, Civil Action No. 25-1261 (BAH) v. Judge Beryl A. Howell STARBUCKS CORPORATION, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiffs, eight residents of Brazil who allege they were recruited by Brazilian labor traffickers and forced to work on coffee farms in Brazil, bring this putative class action in the District of Columbia against Washington State-based defendant Starbucks, claiming Starbucks violated the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (“TVPRA”),

18 U.S.C. § 1595

et. seq., Brazilian law, and common…