BARENBOIM v. STARBUCKS CORP.

Docket Nos. 10-4912-cv, 11-3199-cv.

698 F.3d 104 (2012)

Jeana BARENBOIM, Jose Ortiz, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. STARBUCKS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee. Eugene Winans, Michael Bienthcs, Reynolds Mangones, Matthew Taber, Kristen Tomaino, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, Kennisha Lawrence, Plaintiff, v. Starbucks Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: October 23, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shannon Liss-Riordan ( Daniel Maimon Kirschenbaum , Joseph, Herzfeld, Hester & Kirschenbaum LLP, New York, NY, on the brief), Lichten & Liss-Riordan, P.C., Boston, MA, for Jeana Barenboim and Jose Ortiz.

Lewis M. Steel ( Paul W. Mollica , Adam T. Klein , on the brief), Outten & Golden LLP, New York, NY, for Eugene Winans, Michael Bienthcs, Reynolds Mangones, Matthew Taber, and Kristen Tomaino.

Rex S. Heinke ( Samidh Guha , Gregory W. Knopp , Daniel L. Nash , Nathan J. Oleson , Johanna R. Shargel , on the brief), Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before: WINTER, RAGGI, and LIVINGSTON, Circuit Judges.


REENA RAGGI, Circuit Judge:

These appeals, heard in tandem, challenge awards of summary judgment entered in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Laura Taylor Swain, Judge), in favor of defendant Starbucks Corporation on plaintiffs' complaints that Starbucks violates New York Labor Law § 196-d in the distribution of tip pools maintained at stores in New York State. In each store, Starbucks employs four types of workers...

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