California man earns $ 50 million in demand on Starbucks tea burns

Los Angeles-A delivery driver won $ 50 million in a lawsuit after being seriously burned when a Starbucks drink spilled in his lap in a California drive-through, as shown in the judicial records.

A jury from the Los Angeles County found Friday for Michael García, who underwent skin grafts and other procedures in his genitals after a tea drink of the venti size spilled moments after he collected it on February 8, 2020. He has suffered a permanent disfigure and that changes his life, according to his lawyers.

García’s negligence demand blamed his wounds to Starbucks, saying that an employee did not locate hot and accelerated tea with firmness in a tray to carry.

“This jury verdict is a critical step to hold Starbucks for the flagrant contempt for customer security and lack of responsibility,” said García’s lawyers, Nick Rowley, in a statement.

Starbucks said he sympathized with Garcia, but planned to appeal.

“We do not agree with the jury’s decision that we were to blame for this incident and we believe that the damages granted are excessive,” said Co -based coffee giant in a statement in a statement to the media, and added that he was “committed to the highest safety standards” in the management of hot drinks.

The US restaurants have faced demands before customer burns.

In a famous case of the 1990s, a jury from New Mexico granted a woman of almost $ 3 million in damages for burns she suffered while trying to take the cover of a cup of coffee on a McDonald’s trip. Later, a judge reduced the prize, and the case was finally resolved by an unveiled sum below $ 600,000.

The jurors have sometimes put on restaurants, as in another case of the 1990s that involve a child who tipped a cup of McDonald’s coffee in Iowa.

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