Lactose Intolerant Customers Sue Starbucks for $5 Million, Calling Dairy-Free Upcharges ‘Discrimination’

Three Starbucks customers have sued the coffee chain in a $5 million class action lawsuit, accusing it of intentionally discriminating against lactose intolerant people by charging them more money for non-dairy milk options.

Lawyers for the customers accuse the coffee giant of raking in more than $1 billion in recent years “as a result of its discriminatory and illegal levying” of the extra charge for non-dairy alternatives, including plant-based or lactose-free milk.

In the lawsuit, which was filed last week in a California federal court, the plaintiffs accuse Starbucks of engaging in “illegal price discrimination” in violation of both the federal Americans with Disabilities Act and the California Unruh Civil Rights Act.

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