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Megan Cerullo

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Megan Cerullo is a New York-based reporter for CBS MoneyWatch covering small business, workplace, health care, consumer spending and personal finance topics. She regularly appears on CBS News 24/7 to discuss her reporting.

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April 24, 2026 / 3:27 PM EDT / CBS News

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Some Trader Joe's coffee drinkers are angry they didn't get their caffeine fix, according to a new lawsuit filed against the retailer.

Customers allege in a class-action lawsuit filed in California on Thursday that Trader Joe's deceptively advertised its French Roast Low Acid whole bean coffee, leading them to believe it contained more caffeine than it did.

Four plaintiffs who purchased the Trader Joe's coffee product, sold at the retailer's stores across the country, allege the grocer failed to disclose that the product contained less caffeine than typical coffee products.

Plaintiffs allege Trader Joe's falsely advertised its coffee by not indicating low caffeine…