A three-judge panel of the California Court of Appeal for the 5th District heard December 15 the case of a transgender woman who is appealing a judgment against her in a discrimination and harassment lawsuit she filed against Starbucks.
As the Bay Area Reporter previously reported, Madison Wade, 31, sued Starbucks in 2018. According to the complaint filed in Fresno County Superior Court, Wade alleged that after she came out as transgender, her manager began a campaign of harassment and discrimination against her that ultimately led to her changing branch locations and resigning from the company after nine years of employment.