Balmuccino, LLC v. Starbucks Corporation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK BALMUCCINO, LLC, Plaintiff, 24 Civ. 6214 (KPF) -v.- OPINION AND ORDER STARBUCKS CORPORATION, Defendant. KATHERINE POLK FAILLA, District Judge: This case is the latest in a series of actions brought by Plaintiff Balmuccino, LLC (“Plaintiff” or “Balmuccino”) against Defendant Starbucks Corporation (“Defendant” or “Starbucks”) for Defendant’s alleged breach of contract and misappropriation of trade secrets. Plaintiff’s claims arise from an October 2017 meeting in New York, after which Defendant allegedly misappropriated confidential…