Delivery driver said he was disfigured when improperly secured drink spilled after he picked it up at a drive-through

Summary

A California jury awarded Michael Garcia $50 million after he suffered severe burns from a spilled Starbucks hot tea, requiring skin grafts and causing permanent disfigurement.

Garcia’s lawsuit alleged a Starbucks employee failed to secure the drink in a tray, leading to the spill. Starbucks offered a $30 million settlement with confidentiality, which Garcia rejected.

The company plans to appeal, calling the damages excessive.

The case echoes past lawsuits over hot beverage burns, including the famous McDonald’s coffee case from the 1990s.

  • ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de
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    4 months ago

    It’s not “straight up false”. You’re literally brewing your tee under the accepted norm. Most anyone who makes black tee knows the correct brewing temperature is around 205f. There’s so many sources that it should be brewed over 195f there isn’t even a valid argument you could try to make against this. Same temps for herbal teas.

    White, yellow, and green teas get lower temps. Not black or herbal. Heck, just Google search “black leaf tea brewing temperature”. I doubt you’ll be able to find a single real source that states under 195f