{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"37983","rtpr_id":"nPn7bS6r1a","ticker":"KIM","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["KIM"],"title":"DRIP COFFEE ACCUSES KIMCO OF FRAUDULENTLY INDUCING FEMALE OWNED BUSINESSES IN NEW LAWSUIT","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-05-18T13:31:00.010Z","article_body":"DRIP COFFEE ACCUSES KIMCO OF FRAUDULENTLY INDUCING FEMALE OWNED BUSINESSES IN NEW LAWSUIT\n\nPR Newswire\n\nFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 18, 2026\n\nThe Suit Alleges Concealed Demolition Plans and Wrongful Evictions to\nConstruct a Target\n\nFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Drip Coffee, an emerging\ncoffee brand, filed suit in the Circuit Court of the Seventeenth Judicial\nCircuit in Broward County, Florida, accusing Kimco Realty Corporation (NYSE:\nKIM), a New York-based developer of open-air shopping centers, of systemic\nfraudulent business practices in which the company enters into multi-year\nleases with tenants while simultaneously planning to evict those same tenants\nat a later date to make room for larger retailers.\n\n(https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2981813/Drip_Coffee__general.html)\n\n\"Kimco enters into agreements the company has no intention of keeping.\" --Taylor Schear, Pres., Drip Coffee\nThe lawsuit claims that Drip Coffee was used as a \"pawn\" to provide short-term\nrent to Kimco and its subsidiaries while they failed to disclose that they\nintended to begin a massive redevelopment and demolition project affecting\nmore than 100,000 square feet of the shopping center, including the demolition\nof an LA Fitness and a movie theater, to accommodate a highly lucrative deal\nwith Target. Drip Coffee alleges that Kimco committed fraud by soliciting\nleases they knew they could not fulfill.\n\n\"Kimco business practices have the company enter into agreements the company\nhas no intention of keeping.\" said Taylor Schear, Drip Coffee, President.\n\"Kimco has abandoned the safety of their tenants and patrons in favor of\nprofits. Their practices are driven by greed despite the businesses and jobs\ndestroyed, and the loss of the revenue and investments for the businesses that\nenter into contracts with Kimco in good faith.\"\n\nDrip's lawsuit was filed after attempts to resolve the matter with Kimco\nfailed.\n\nAbout Drip Coffee\nDrip Coffee is an emerging coffee brand created to invigorate the industry\nwith fun, flavorful drinks, including the Honey Bear Latte, Sticky Situation\nand Burnt Ritual.\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/drip-coffee-accuses-kimco-of-fraudulently-inducing-female-owned-businesses-in-new-lawsuit-302774712.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/drip-coffee-accuses-kimco-of-fraudulently-inducing-female-owned-businesses-in-new-lawsuit-302774712.html)\n\nSOURCE Drip Coffee\n\n\n\nPress Contact: Mark White, (347) 552-0396; Counsel for Plaintiff: Shaw Lewenz, (954) 361-3633\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2981813/Drip_Coffee__general.jpg\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPn7bS6r1a","title":"DRIP COFFEE ACCUSES KIMCO OF FRAUDULENTLY INDUCING FEMALE OWNED BUSINESSES IN NEW LAWSUIT","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"KIM","created":"2026-05-18T13:31:00.010Z","tickers":["KIM"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"DRIP COFFEE ACCUSES KIMCO OF FRAUDULENTLY INDUCING FEMALE OWNED BUSINESSES IN NEW LAWSUIT\n\nPR Newswire\n\nFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 18, 2026\n\nThe Suit Alleges Concealed Demolition Plans and Wrongful Evictions to\nConstruct a Target\n\nFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Drip Coffee, an emerging\ncoffee brand, filed suit in the Circuit Court of the Seventeenth Judicial\nCircuit in Broward County, Florida, accusing Kimco Realty Corporation (NYSE:\nKIM), a New York-based developer of open-air shopping centers, of systemic\nfraudulent business practices in which the company enters into multi-year\nleases with tenants while simultaneously planning to evict those same tenants\nat a later date to make room for larger retailers.\n\n(https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2981813/Drip_Coffee__general.html)\n\n\"Kimco enters into agreements the company has no intention of keeping.\" --Taylor Schear, Pres., Drip Coffee\nThe lawsuit claims that Drip Coffee was used as a \"pawn\" to provide short-term\nrent to Kimco and its subsidiaries while they failed to disclose that they\nintended to begin a massive redevelopment and demolition project affecting\nmore than 100,000 square feet of the shopping center, including the demolition\nof an LA Fitness and a movie theater, to accommodate a highly lucrative deal\nwith Target. Drip Coffee alleges that Kimco committed fraud by soliciting\nleases they knew they could not fulfill.\n\n\"Kimco business practices have the company enter into agreements the company\nhas no intention of keeping.\" said Taylor Schear, Drip Coffee, President.\n\"Kimco has abandoned the safety of their tenants and patrons in favor of\nprofits. Their practices are driven by greed despite the businesses and jobs\ndestroyed, and the loss of the revenue and investments for the businesses that\nenter into contracts with Kimco in good faith.\"\n\nDrip's lawsuit was filed after attempts to resolve the matter with Kimco\nfailed.\n\nAbout Drip Coffee\nDrip Coffee is an emerging coffee brand created to invigorate the industry\nwith fun, flavorful drinks, including the Honey Bear Latte, Sticky Situation\nand Burnt Ritual.\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/drip-coffee-accuses-kimco-of-fraudulently-inducing-female-owned-businesses-in-new-lawsuit-302774712.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/drip-coffee-accuses-kimco-of-fraudulently-inducing-female-owned-businesses-in-new-lawsuit-302774712.html)\n\nSOURCE Drip Coffee\n\n\n\nPress Contact: Mark White, (347) 552-0396; Counsel for Plaintiff: Shaw Lewenz, (954) 361-3633\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2981813/Drip_Coffee__general.jpg\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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