Court said Balmuccino missed three-year cutoff for bringing lawsuithas defeated a lawsuit by a company whose leaders include a relative of TV doctor Mehmet Oz that accused the coffee chain of stealing its trade secrets to create "S'mores Frappuccino" lip gloss.on Wednesday that Balmuccino LLC waited too long to sue over the allegations, marking the second time a court has dismissed the case on procedural grounds.
Balmuccino said it began developing a line of coffee-flavored lip balms in 2016. The company's lawsuitits representatives met with Starbucks' head of product development in 2017 about a potential partnership. Starbucks in 2019 launched its "S'mores Frappuccino Sip Kit," a series of coffee-scented lipsticks and glosses celebrating the return of its drink of the same name.