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A class of consumers is suing Schnucks for allegedly misrepresenting how many cups of coffee can be prepared with its store-brand ground coffee. Attorney Mark Goldenberg of Goldenberg Heller & Antognoli PC in Edwardsville filed the lawsuit on behalf of plaintiff Julie Clark on Jan. 5 in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Schnuck Markets Inc. “This case is based on a straightforward and simple claim of misrepresentations and deception by Schnucks in selling Schnucks-brand ground coffee in canisters that grossly overstate the number of cups of coffee that can be made from their contents,” Goldenberg wrote. According to the complaint, Clark claims she regularly buys Schnucks-brand ground coffee in a canister at the Schnuck’s on North Belt West in Belleville. On Nov. 9, she bought the Schnucks-brand Smooth Satin ground coffee in a 24.2 oz. canister for $6.49. She alleges the canisters represent that the contents are sufficient to make a specified number of ....