A Los Angeles County jury ordered Starbucks to pay$ 50 million to a deliveryman who suffered severe burns in a 2020 drive-through after a hot drink spilled on him.
Michael Garcia sued Starbucks after a warm drink he purchased from the bank’s drive-thru fell out of a paper pizza box and spilled onto his lap, causing” severe burns, deformities, and debilitating muscle injury to his testicles.” Garcia was required to undergo body implants and other medical procedures in order to recover from the injuries sustained in the Starbucks event, according to The Associated Press.
According to The Daily Journal, Garcia’s complaint accused a Starbucks staff of poorly securing the hot drink in the paper ship.
According to the complaint,” Said failure to properly secure a warm drink in its carrier resulted in a foreseeable risk that an unbalanced and unsecured cup of hot water would flow upon handing it to the buyer, such as Plaintiff.” No sensible expectation of an unsafe glass can be attributed to defendant’s conduct.
The jury verdict on Friday represented a” critical stage in holding Starbucks responsible for blatant disregard for client security and failure to embrace responsibility,” according to Nicholas Rowley, Garcia’s attorney.
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Rowley even stated in a statement to The Daily Journal that” Coffee frivolously denied responsibility and lost great.” Justice was rendered. Due to their desire for the ruling to become$ 125 million, three judges reacted and were crying. God’s blessings to them and to everyone who served on the judge.
Starbucks Director of Corporate Communications Jaci Anderson stated that while the business does” empathise” with the complainant, Starbucks disagrees with the court’s finding that” we were at wrong for this event and feel the damages awarded are excessive.”
Anderson stated,” We intend to appeal.” ” We have often adhered to the most stringent safety standards, including hot drink handling.”
Starbucks recently claimed that Garcia “failed to practice regular maintenance on his own representative” during the drive-thru event, according to The Daily Journal.
According to The Daily Journal, Starbucks initially offered Garcia$ 3 million prior to the start of the trial and later offered him a$ 30 million settlement. Rowley informed the media that Garcia agreed to settle the lawsuit for$ 30 million if Starbucks apologised to the delivery driver and revised its safety procedures. However, Starbucks reportedly declined to comply with the demands.
