A California jury Friday imposed a $50 million fine on Starbucks in the case of a delivery driver burned by a scalding cup of hot tea at a company location in Los Angeles.
Michael Garcia was picking up three drinks in 2020 but one, he claimed, was “negligently” unsecured and spilled in his lap. He claimed that he consequently “suffered severe burns, disfigurement, and debilitating nerve damage to his genitals” and he was taken to an emergency room by paramedics.
i guess it has been 30 years since that lady, time to remember these companies to adjust their water temp sensors
With deregulation coming down hard right now, everyone should expect to hear more about capitalistic corner-cutting injuries. Or not, I’m sure the media will be neutered.
Absolutely insane!! WTF is wrong with you USA?
How about he sues himself for being clumsy? This wasn’t due to just the servers mistake. He spilled it on himself, holding 3 drinks while sitting down. Clearly he has part of the blame himself.We’re so glad to have your nuanced take here. Thanks for stopping by!
Your comment adds nothing, and is just a waste of space.
Thank you your honor. We appreciate your hard work!!
All drinks to be served cold from now on.
Found the person who bought the PR and thinks the McDonald’s coffee lawsuit was frivolous.
No I was just making a simple joke at someone else’s expense
Delivery drivers are not served!
And served drinks should not be third degree burn hot anyway.
They really should have learned from https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebeck_v._McDonald's_Restaurants
Third degree burns are NO JOKE, particularly in such a sensitive area. If you google around a little you can see the burns on the leg of Simone Evans, another plaintiff vs. Starbucks in a similar, ongoing case (NSFW!)
Yep, seems like maybe another make an example case?
A bigger example, because clearly they didn’t learn from the first one. With personal consequences for the managers who set the temperature too high.
Optional warm up window is available outside for additional fee
