Starbucks ordered to pay $ 50 million after a hot drink Burns driver star-news.press/wp

Michael Garcia, Delivery Driver, is awarded $ 50 million in a lawsuit against Starbucks after suffering serious burns from a hot drink.

Newsweek He crossed Starbucks and Garcia out of regular working hours by email to comment.

Why is it important

Numerous American facilities faced high lawsuits due to customer burns. In the 1990s, the 79-year-old woman awarded the sum of nearly three million dollars for burns that suffered in an incident involving a mcdonald’s coffee cup. Earlier this year, Bill Miller Bar-BQ was ordered to pay $ 2.8 million after Genesize Monita, 19, he suffered second-degree burns from his barbecue sauce.

Last month, Starbucks announced a large initiative for restructuring that will include elimination of 1,100 corporate roles.

What to know

GARCIA worked as a driver for postmate delivery when the incident occurred. He collected three hot pints on the star drive. “Barista works on the window negligently failed the correct” seat “or” safe “one of the hot drinks in the transport of drinks,” Garcia told lawyers for justice.

He added that this caused a drink that “immediately” falls in Garcia’s wing and forced him “third degree of burns on his cock, groin and internal cheers.”

“After hospitalization and multiple skin graphs, Michael lived five years with impairment, pain, dysfunction and psychological damage caused by burns”, reading the statement.

The legal team also said in his statement that Starbucks offered a settlement of $ 30 million in the beginning, but confidentiality wanted. The lawyers refused and said that it would be settled for $ 30 million, without confidentiality, if Starbucks agreed to change politics to prevent a similar incident.

Starbucks challenged the verdict. The statement given to the media outlets said that the company did not agree with the decision of the jury and think that the damage is exaggerated.

Seattle-based coffee chain also said that in handling hot drinks dedicated to “the highest safety standards”.

What do people say

Lawyers for judicial lawyers were told in a statement divided on his Instagram: “Starbucks Corporation consistently declined in five years, all the way and try to escape responsibility. The trial was a perfect example of frivolous defense and Michal for himself and have the courage to tell his story.”

What happens next

Starbucks said that they sympathize with the garter, but plans to complain. Whether this process will be successful or not, and what can be consequences, they remain to see.

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