coffee Giant Starbucks He has been ordered to pay $50 million to a California-based driving customer for sprinkling an unsecured hot drink that caused burns.
Michael Garcia received skin grafts and other procedures on his genitals after delivering a ventilated drink in a drive on February 8, 2020.
His lawyer succeeded in arguing that a barista failed to wedge one of the drinks into a tray, and when he hid it into a tray, the hot drink overflowed, causing a severe burn. According to his lawyer, he suffered permanent and life-changing disfigure.
Coffee giant Starbucks has been ordered to pay $50 million to California-based driving customers as a burn caused by an unsecured hot drink sprinkled on him. (Reuters)
litigation Starbucks is accused of violating care obligations. A jury in Los Angeles County agreed and awarded huge expenses.
“This jury verdict is a crucial step in getting Starbucks to blatantly ignore client safety and not take responsibility,” Nick Rowley, a Garcia lawyer, said in a statement to the Associated Press.
Nicholas Rowley said the three jurors disagree and hoped to spend $125 million.
The Seattle-based company said it plans to appeal.
Garcia’s lawyer succeeded in arguing that the barista failed to wedge one of the drinks into the tray, and when he brought it into his property, the hot hot drink spilled out, causing a severe burn. (iStock)
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“We disagree with the jury’s decision that we are at fault for the incident and believe that compensation is excessive,” Starbucks said in a statement to the media outlet.
The company added that it is a “committed to the highest safety standards” treatment Hot drink.
Starbucks once argued that Garcia did not exercise ordinary care on his own behalf, and that his own negligence and carelessness would lead to a leak, which was at the company. 1789 West Jefferson Blvd. Place.
Starbucks said it “meets the highest safety standards” when handling hot drinks. (iStock)
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Rowley told the Daily that the company proposed a $3 million pre-trial and $30 million to resolve the case. Garcia initially agreed on the conditions for the company to apologize and modify its safety standards, but Rowley said it refused.
The Fox Business contacted Starbucks for further comments but received no immediate response.
