Nonprofit files $1.5 million lawsuit against Argo Tea over lease
Bridge Over Troubled Waters, a nonprofit organization, is suing the tea chain Argo Tea over breach of contract and refusal to pay rent on a real estate property in Boston, MA. According to the lawsuit, the nonprofit signed a lease with Argo Tea in January to open a retail store and cafe near Boston Common, which also stipulated that necessary permits would need to be obtained for the store. The lawsuit claims Argo Tea made no effort to obtain those permits and unilaterally abandoned its plans to open the cafe without informing Bridge Over Troubled Waters. The motion seeks more than $1.5 million in damages for the mission of helping runaway and homeless youth.