Man awarded $50 million after suffering burns from Starbucks tea
A man was awarded $50 million on Friday by a Los Angeles County jury after he was severely burned at a Starbucks drive-through in 2020. The man, identified as Michael Garcia of L.A., was working as a delivery driver on Feb.
Man awarded $50 million after Starbucks hot tea causes permanent disfigurement
Michael Garcia was picking up a Postmates delivery when the drink spilled in his lap, causing third-degree burns to his penis, groin and inner thighs.
Starbucks ordered to pay delivery driver $50 million after he suffered life-changing burns from hot tea
Starbucks ordered to pay delivery driver $50 million after he suffered life-changing burns from hot tea - A delivery driver has called the win a ‘critical step in holding Starbucks accountable’
California man awarded $50 million in lawsuit against Starbucks over permanent injury from burns
A California man was awarded $50 million in damages in a lawsuit against Starbucks, due to burns that he suffered while being handed a tray of hot drinks at a Starbucks location in southern California in 2020.
Starbucks Ordered To Pay $50 Million to Man Burned by Hot Tea in Drive-Thru Incident
Starbucks was ordered to pay Michael Garcia, a delivery driver who was burned by hot tea in a California drive-thru, $50 million, a Los Angeles jury decided on March 14, 2025. The coffeehouse chain plans to appeal the verdict,
A jury awarded a delivery driver burned by Starbucks tea $50 million
A California man filed the complaint against Starbucks in 2020 after hot tea spilled on his lap. Starbucks said it plans to appeal.
Starbucks To Pay $50M In Lawsuit Filed Over Hot Tea Burning Delivery Driver
A Los Angeles delivery driver has won a lawsuit lawsuit against Starbucks after a spill at one of the company’s California locations left him severely burned. A Los Angeles County jury ruled in his favor on Friday,
California man wins $50 million in lawsuit over burns from Starbucks tea
A delivery driver has won $50 million in a lawsuit after being seriously burned when a Starbucks drink spilled in his lap at a California drive-through.
Starbucks ordered to pay $50 million after hot tea spilled onto man's lap, causing 3rd degree burns
According to an attorney with Trial Lawyers for Justice, an unsecured 180+ degrees hot tea fell onto the lap of Michael Garcia at a Starbucks drive-through in Los Angeles on Feb. 8, 2020.
Starbucks ordered to pay $50M for man's burns in 2020
A Los Angeles man won a $50 million judgment against Starbucks for burns that he suffered while moving a tray of very hot drinks at a Starbucks location in southern California in 2020
Delivery driver severely burned by hot tea at California Starbucks awarded $50 million by jury
The coffee giant said it plans to appeal the “excessive verdict” stemming from an incident at a drive-thru in 2020, and insists safety is paramount to the company.
Los Angeles man awarded $50 million in case against Starbucks after suffering permanent injury from spilled tea
The scalding hot tea spilled into Michael Garcia's lap during a drive-thru handoff in 2023, leaving him with permanent damage ...
Starbucks told to pay customer £39,000,000 after coffee spilt onto his lap at drive-thru
Michael Garcia was picking up three medium-sized ‘medicine ball’ hot teas from a Starbucks drive-thru in Los Angeles when one ...
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Starbucks Ordered to Pay Customer $50 Million in Damages: Here's Why
The verdict, delivered on Friday, stems from a lawsuit filed in 2020 in California Superior Court by Michael Garcia, who ...